USDA Blocks Food for Needy, Funds for Bombs Still Flow
While states scramble to secure emergency food assistance, The Independent highlights the USDA's 'immoral' decision to block critical SNAP dollars. This comes as Congress, with bipartisan fervor, has historically approved billions in military aid. For example, Rep. Brian Mast, who received $27,000 from AIPAC in 2022, voted yes on H.R. 815, allocating $14.1 billion in aid to Israel in February
2024. Priorities, apparently, are just a matter of who's lobbying loudest. We're told there's no money for hungry families, but somehow, funds for cluster bombs and F-35s are always available. It appears the national balance sheet has a special section for 'emergency aid to allies' that never seems to dip, even as domestic crises multiply. One might wonder if the 'immoral' label applies only when
it comes to feeding Americans.