There’s Money For Defense Contractors, But Not Your Healthcare
Welcome to another day in America.
Welcome to another day here in America, where — in an incredibly predictable, unsurprising move — the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a $770 billion budget for the U.S. department of defense. Of course, it’s worth noting this budget didn’t just pass by the skin of its teeth. It passed with a staggering 363–30 margin.
Progressive Congressman Jamaal Bowman, who was among the 30 to vote no, weighed in on Twitter writing:
“…It is astounding how quickly Congress moves weapons but we can’t ensure housing, care, and justice for our veterans, nor invest in robust jobs programs for districts like mine.”
I mean, he’s not wrong is he? Its votes like these that, if nothing else, certainly remind the Democratic base and the American people overall where the priorities lie.
There’s money for war, weapons, and defense contractors to fiddle around with and develop their multi-million dollar death machines, but when it comes to healthcare for the American people, there’s none to be found. There’s money to be spent on developing new ways to kill and line the pockets of the CEOs of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, but when it comes to preserving the ability of the planet to sustain human life, it’s quickly dismissed as “the green dream or whatever” by the leader of the Democratic party.
Just the other day, Jen Psaki was smirking and condescendingly dismissing a reporter for even suggesting that the United States government supply free at home testing for American households. Of course, cost was cited in her response. Funny how that never comes up when it means handing billions of taxpayer dollars over to the Pentagon.
Well, the bill has gone to the Senate now. Surely, Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin will object to this staggering amount of money being spent, right? Surely they’ll raise concerns about adding to the nations debt. Of course, we can count on them to threaten to vote no, right? Obviously, we can expect that they’ll shred the bill, holding it hostage until it’s a shell of what it…