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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.