Every day:
- The Pentagon unveils $1.3 billion for Ukraine, bringing total new U.S. aid this week to $2.3 billion.
- US to provide $345 million in military aid for Taiwan
- US Senate approves $12bn for Ukraine in government funding bill
Every other day:
- student loan relief shot down
- budget accountability shot down
- tax enforcement on top income earners shot down
- funding to medicare slashed
- funding for food assistance programs slashed
- funding for school lunch programs slashed
- funding for public schooling slashed
- union strikes shut down
- tax relief and subsidies increased for most profitable companies
- tax relief for most wealthy individuals
- funding for clean water programs slashed
I try not to view government spending as zero-sum because there’s no saying that not spending money on X means that money automatically gets spent on Y. But the government’s priorities could not be more clear: its citizens (and common citizens of the world) are not of any concern.
And still people will insist that we MUST support these war efforts for the sake of democracy. What democracy do they think this country is spreading?
A crystal clear demonstration of the class character of the US state that even the densest liberal cannot deny any longer at this point unless they are being deliberately and knowingly dishonest.
Rand Paul also voted against it so I think that there’s more to it than a simple oversight of the funds going to Ukraine. I haven’t read the text of what they voted on though.
