US Judge Blocks Trump's Food Aid Cuts... Because Even He Found the Bottom
The Trump administration, never one to shy away from policies that sound like they were focus-grouped by Scrooge McDuck, decided pulling SNAP food aid from millions of Americans during a government shutdown was a swell idea. This isn't just about 'budget cuts'; it's a predictable pattern from an administration that consistently sought to gut social safety nets, despite pouring billions into tax
cuts for corporations and the wealthy. While the BBC dutifully reports on the judge's intervention, it's worth noting the consistent legislative attempts to cripple programs like SNAP often originate from politicians who readily approve massive military budgets, sometimes for foreign allies, without a blink. One might wonder if the same moral compass that pointed officials towards denying food
assistance to struggling families ever wavered when considering, say, the $3.8 billion in military aid the US provided to Israel annually, completely separate from emergency supplemental requests. (Source: Congressional Research Service, data from various years). It appears the 'likely unlawful' threshold is much higher when it comes to military-industrial complex transfers than it is for American
families putting food on the table. How many times does a government have to try to starve its own before the 'unlawful' becomes 'inhumane' in mainstream reporting?