31 Billion for Israel’s Genocide, Breadcrumbs for Americans

With $31 billion, the US could end homelessness, insure the sick, and free millions from student debt, instead they’re spending it on ending Palestinians.

Over the last two years, the United States has sent more than $31 billion in aid to Israel, mostly to fund military operations amid the ongoing genocide. That’s not a typo—$31 billion, straight from our tax dollars, as reported by Brown University’s Costs of War project. Billions funding bombs and bullets to end Palestinians, when that money could have transformed lives right here at home where things are anything but great for most Americans who are crushed by healthcare costs, sleeping on the streets, or chained to student debt they’ll never escape.

This isn’t just about numbers—it’s about priorities. In a country where “Make America Great Again” echoes like a battle cry, where politicians swear by “America First” at every rally, why is the US pouring the people’s hard-earned cash overseas while it’s own people suffer?

Let’s break it down, step by step, so you can see the stark reality. By the end, I hope you’re asking:

Whose America are we really putting first?

Homelessness: A Crisis We Could Solve

Right now, in 2025, nearly 800,000 Americans are experiencing homelessness on any given night. That’s one in every 430 of them. Picture families crammed into cars, veterans forgotten on street corners, kids doing homework under bridges. The cost to society is staggering, not just in human dignity, but in dollars spent on emergency rooms, jails, and temporary fixes that solve nothing.

Now, flip that $31 billion around. Studies show it costs about $15,000 per person per year to provide stable housing with the support needed to rebuild lives. If we do the math: That $31 billion could house every single homeless person in America for over four years. Or it could wipe out homelessness entirely and still leave billions to build affordable homes for the millions more teetering on the edge.

Why is the US government letting its fellow citizens freeze while funding foreign firepower fueling a genocide and the ethnic-cleansing of Palestinians?

Healthcare: A Lifeline We’re Denying

Over 27 million Americans—almost 10% of those under 65—have no insurance in 2025. These are people skipping check-ups, rationing meds, or drowning in medical debt because one hospital visit can bankrupt them. The average yearly premium for individual coverage? About $6,000.

With $31 billion, we could cover full-year premiums for over 5 million uninsured Americans—nearly 20% of them—overnight. Imagine the relief: no more choosing between groceries and insulin, no more fear of a diagnosis wiping out your savings. Instead, Americans are being told to pull themselves up by their bootstraps while billions flow to Israelis who enjoy free healthcare.

Does that sound like “America First” to you?

Student Debt: Shackling Our Future

Then there’s student debt—a crushing $1.7 trillion burden weighing down 45 million borrowers. These are young teachers, nurses, entrepreneurs—people who believed a degree was their ticket to the American Dream, only to find it’s a lifetime sentence. They’re stuck renting forever, delaying families, unable to build wealth.

Forgiving just $10,000 per borrower costs exactly that: $10,000 times the number forgiven. With $31 billion, we could erase $10,000 in debt for 3.1 million Americans. That’s mortgages paid off, businesses started, lives unlocked. But no—the US is too busy bankrolling someone else’s security to invest in our own future.

The MAGA Paradox

Now, let’s address the elephant in the room: MAGA. Donald Trump built his brand on draining the swamp, putting America first, and ending endless wars and blank checks to allies. Remember the rallies? “We’re gonna build that wall, fix our roads, bring jobs home!” Yet under his watch the US is writing checks for over $31 billion to Israel while its bridges crumble and its kids graduate into poverty.

This isn’t about hating Israel or ignoring real threats. It’s about balance. Why the blind loyalty? Why the vetoes at the UN, the arms deals, while Gaza burns and American veterans with PTSD beg on corners? Who’s really winning here—the military-industrial complex and Israelis, or the American worker?

A Call to Question

This isn’t just policy—it’s personal. It’s your tax dollars, your community’s pain. The next time you hear “America First,” ask: First for who? That $31 billion could have housed the homeless, insured the sick, and freed millions from debt. Instead, it’s funding bombs abroad while our own people struggle.

When US citizens are hurting, when infrastructure is failing, when the future is shackled by debt, we have to ask: Why is the US government prioritizing another country’s security over its own people’s survival?

Even voices from within the MAGA movement are starting to crack the code. Take Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a fierce Trump ally who’s called out Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide and slammed U.S. military aid as un-American.

Facing rumors that AIPAC—the powerful pro-Israel lobby—is gearing up to primary her in 2026, she didn’t back down.

On The Matt Gaetz Show, she fired back: “If AIPAC wants to take a shot at me in northwest Georgia, then you know what? Giddy up! Go ahead! I am America First, I will not apologize for that. AIPAC is Israel First, and I don’t think my district will tolerate it.”

Watch her defiant response here—it’s a raw reminder that the tide is turning.

Even in the heart of red America, people are waking up to the hypocrisy: Why fund endless billions abroad when America’s own backyard is in ruins?