US Workers Unpaid, Billions Still Flow to Israel
Over a quarter million federal employees just went unpaid, creating a 'crisis' that Bloomberg frames as a unique, unbearable burden on Congress. One might wonder if the same sense of urgent fiscal responsibility applies to the $14.1 billion in security assistance to Israel , passed with bipartisan fervor earlier this year, or the additional millions in lobbying by groups like AIPAC that cement
such priorities. For some powerful members of Congress, like Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a consistent recipient of AIPAC-linked donations , ensuring foreign aid flows seems a far simpler task than keeping American workers paid. The Piaz asks: how many unpaid federal workers equal one F-35 jet delivered? Congress appears to deem the latter a more pressing national security interest.