US Government Reopens, Hunger Remains Optional
While waiting for SNAP benefits to 'process,' 42 million Americans, about 1 in 8, are left to wonder if they'll eat this week. The USDA assures funds could be available 'within 24 hours for most states,' a promise that rings hollow given their track record on prioritizing basic necessities over… well, everything else. This isn't about 'processing times,' it's about political will. Meanwhile, the
very politicians who debate cutting SNAP budgets and delaying aid to their own citizens have no problem rubber-stamping billions in military aid—often to conflict zones championed by powerful lobbying groups. One might wonder where the 'uncertainty' evaporates when Lockheed Martin's quarterly earnings are on the line. It appears some national interests are simply more 'urgent' than whether
children go hungry in Baltimore.