US Government Can’t Fund Itself, Can Fund Endless War
AP’s latest report on the hypothetical 2025 shutdown highlights the usual woes: federal workers missing paychecks, agencies grinding to a halt. One might wonder, however, how swiftly Congress united to approve $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel in November 2023 (H.R. 7217), despite calls for domestic spending. No talk of furloughs then; the money for advanced weaponry materialized like
magic, even as critical services here withered. This isn't a glitch, it's a feature. While federal parks close and food safety checks lag, the legislative branch consistently prioritizes military allocations for favored nations. This pattern, of course, raises questions about influence, especially when organizations like AIPAC pump millions into political campaigns . The American public can suffer
under manufactured austerity, but weapons manufacturers and foreign military budgets? Apparently, those are 'essential services' that transcend budgetary squabbles.