‘Tis the season of giving . . . to weapons-makers and war profiteers and surveillance contractors.
In the United States—the world’s largest military spender by a morally obscene factor—Christmas cheer always comes early to those who deliver death and destruction under the guise of “national security.”
Meanwhile, in the same omnibus spending package unveiled today on Capitol Hill, you will see no sign of new funding to revive the short-lived expansion of the Child Tax Credit, which reduced poverty among children in the U.S. by more than 40 percent when it was in force between 2020 and last
year.
So as the Pentagon is set to receive a mind-boggling $858 billion for missiles, warships, drones, and bombs, we can’t find a measly $12 billion to slash poverty for the nation’s neediest children and their families?
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