The Democrats Surrendered
A commentary on the current state of the Democratic Party from a midwestern democrat.
The Democrats Surrendered
The Democrats Surrendered America's Tax Dollars
What happens when your tax dollars vanish with no trace? Edward Williams pulls back the curtain on a troubling reality: billions of American dollars flow overseas based on decades-old agreements while our own communities struggle.
The numbers are staggering. Egypt receives $1.3 billion annually due to a peace treaty signed in 1979. Israel gets sophisticated military equipment while its citizens enjoy universal healthcare and tuition-free education that Americans can only dream about. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has never passed a complete financial audit and cannot account for over 60% of its assets. From the $1.7 trillion F-35 program plagued with defects to billions in misplaced aid, these aren't innocent mistakes—they're systematic failures with real consequences for everyday Americans.
This critical examination isn't about being anti-foreign aid or anti-military. It's about priorities, accountability, and the Democratic Party's failure to question a status quo that enriches defense contractors while communities across America suffer from underfunded schools, crumbling infrastructure, and inaccessible healthcare. As Williams powerfully argues, these aren't just budget issues—they're moral choices that reveal what we truly value as a nation. Every dollar sent overseas or lost to Pentagon waste represents resources that could revitalize our neighborhoods, strengthen our safety nets, and invest in our shared future. The Democrats may have surrendered fiscal responsibility, but Americans don't have to accept this reality without a fight.
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Welcome to the Democrat Surrendered. My name is Edward Williams. This is a podcast where I offer a critique of the Democratic Party from the perspective of a regular Midwestern Democrat who's fed up with the performative politics and abandoned promises. Today I want to talk about how the Democratic Party has surrendered America's tax dollars, not by accident, but through decades of unchecked spending, complacency and silence. Let's start with something most Americans rarely think about.
Speaker 1:We are spending billions of dollars in foreign aid based on deals made nearly half a century ago. Take Egypt, for example. Earlier this year, donald Trump halted most US aid programs, except for two countries Egypt and Israel. Why does Egypt get aid Egypt and Israel? Why does Egypt get aid? Because of a peace treaty signed back in 1979, the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. That treaty ended a long war between the two nations. Egypt regained the Sinai Peninsula, israel gained recognition and security guarantees. And the United States? Well, we got the bill. As a part of that deal, the United States agreed to send Egypt about $1.3 billion in military aid every single year, and we've kept that promise Every year For over four decades. The treaty did what it was supposed to do. Egypt and Israel haven't gone to war since. It even helped pave the way for broader peace agreements between Israel and other Arab countries Arab countries.
Speaker 1:But here in 2025, does it still make sense for American taxpayers to be sending money for a treaty signed before many of us were even born? That's not strategy. That's foreign policy on autopilot. That's billions of your tax dollars being shipped overseas while our own schools are underfunded, our roads fall apart, our hospitals shut down and working families struggle to survive.
Speaker 1:Let's talk about Israel next. Each year, american taxpayers help fund one of the most advanced military forces on the planet. Billions of dollars in military and security aid go to Israel, while Israeli citizens enjoy universal health care, tuition-free college and affordable housing. So here's the question If Israel can afford to take care of its people, why can't it afford to pay for its own weapons? We're told this is about security, about alliance, about regional stability. But let's be real. Israel gets a cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet and Americans we get the bill. Israel gets a 2,000-pound bomb, Americans get the bill. Israel gets state-of-the-art missile defense systems and the American taxpayers get the bill.
Speaker 1:This isn't about being pro or anti-Israel. It's about priorities. It's about accountability, because if another country can afford universal health care and free education, then they should be able to afford their own weapons. Yet here we are, sending billions overseas while families here ration insulin, drown in student debt and live paycheck to paycheck. As a capitalist, this doesn't add up. These aren't gifts, they're defense contracts. Those sales should be boosting our economy, not deepening our debt.
Speaker 1:But the biggest surrender of all is to our own military-industrial complex. Let's talk about the Pentagon. The Department of Defense has never passed a full financial audit, not in 2018, not in 2019, not in 2023, not even in 2024. And now, in 2025, they still can't account for more than 60% of their assets. That's right. 60% of their assets. That's right.
Speaker 1:We spent over $850 billion on the military and the people in charge can't even tell us where it all goes. Here's a glimpse of what failure looks like $6.2 billion in aid to Ukraine, misstated because the wrong pricing model was used. Crane, misstated because the wrong pricing model was used. $220 million in gear, unaccounted for before we even left Afghanistan. $1 billion in spare parts the army ordered for vehicles already being retired. $2.1 million in a fire suppression system that was never connected. $300 million accidentally double paid to a contractor because of a clerical error. And then there's the infamous F-35 program, the most expensive weapons project in history, coming in at $1.7 trillion and still riddled with defects, delays and readiness problems. These are not innocent mistakes. These are systematic failures, and every time they happen, we pay.
Speaker 1:So why should this matter to you? Because it's not just about foreign aid. It's about your future, your family, your community. While we're told to tighten our belts, the government continues to cut blank checks abroad, with zero accountability, no transparency and no serious attempt at reform. It's money that could be going to your child's school, to your town's hospital, to fixing water in your neighborhood. Instead, it's lining the pockets of defense contractors and fueling foreign militaries.
Speaker 1:And the Democratic Party, the Party of Progress, the Party of Working People, when it comes to defense spending and military aid, they've surrendered no questions, no debate, no real resistance, just rubber stamps and recycled talking points. We need a new approach no more blank checks, no more business-as-usual foreign policy, no more pretending we can't afford health care, housing or education while funneling billions overseas and into the pockets of defense contractors. The Democrats have surrendered our tax dollars, but we don't have to Call your representative. Demand transparency, demand that the Pentagon finally pass a full audit, demand that your tax dollars work for you, not foreign militaries and failed contracts, because if we don't start fighting for accountability now, we'll keep sacrificing the future we owe to the next generation. Thank you for listening to. The Democrats Surrendered. I'm Edward Williams. If today's episode struck a chord, share it with someone who's tired of watching our tax dollars vanish without a trace. Subscribe for future episodes and let's keep this conversation alive, because the party may have surrendered, but we haven't. Bye.