Posted 2/14/2024, 11:23:05 PM
Spending Bill Allots Billions in Foreign Aid Amid Calls to Prioritize Domestic Needs
- Senate bill provides $95bn in foreign aid, including $60bn to Ukraine and $14bn to Israel, while social programs at home are underfunded
- Critics say money would be better spent on housing, healthcare, education programs instead of "endless wars"
- Since 1960s, government has increasingly prioritized military spending over social spending
- Research shows other types of spending, like healthcare and education, create more jobs than military spending
- $95bn could address issues like child poverty, climate goals, nutrition program shortfalls rather than "perpetuate instabilities" through militarism