US Spends Billions on Wars, Can't Fund Your Groceries
Axios reports 14 states (and counting) are declaring emergencies over the impending loss of SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans due to a government shutdown. New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) called it 'immoral' that people suffer because Congress won't 'unleash the food emergency funds.' ($650 million monthly for New York alone). This outrage, however, evaporates when discussing the United
States' preferred spending habits abroad. For example, in the last year alone, despite domestic budget woes, the US Congress has managed to approve over $17 billion in additional military aid to Israel, culminating in a recent $14 billion package in April, including F-15s and JDAM kits. One might wonder why $650 million for New Yorkers' dinner plates is 'unleashable' while billions for foreign
weaponry flows like an untaxed river?