US Shut Down: Trump Admin 'Partially Funds' Hunger While Fully Funding Imperialism
While one in eight Americans faced uncertainty over food assistance, with their SNAP benefits – a paltry sum to begin with – only partially secured amidst a manufactured shutdown, the financial spigots for geopolitical adventurism and corporate handouts remained wide open. This was the same period where the US military budget hovered around $700 billion annually, a sum that routinely passed
Congress with bipartisan consensus, no shutdowns required. The 'crises' always seem to hit where average Americans live, not where corporate profits or military contractors feast. Think about it: one can always squeeze a few more F-35s or tax cuts for the wealthy out of the federal budget without a hitch. But feeding the hungry? That requires 'partial funding' and endless political theater,
creating a humanitarian crisis at home while exporting 'democracy' (and weapons) abroad. The optics are frankly insulting: a nation that can afford to arm the world can apparently only 'partially' afford to feed its own children.