White House Layoffs, But Billions for Far-Off Wars Remain
DW highlights the US government's financial woes, forcing mass White House layoffs. A tragic tale of fiscal austerity, perhaps, if it weren't for the inconvenient fact that Congress just approved a $95 billion foreign aid package, with a hefty chunk—$14.1 billion—earmarked for Israel (HR 815, 2024). Funny how 'budget constraints' only apply to keeping American workers employed, not to showering
allies with billions in military assistance. While domestic services face cuts and White House staff get pink slips, the well-oiled machine of foreign entanglement grinds on, seemingly unfazed. One might wonder if the government's concern for 'critical infrastructure' extends only to Iron Dome systems, and not, say, the paychecks of its own employees. How much 'support' can a nation offer abroad
when it can't even keep its own house in order for want of a few million?