The macroeconomic “doom loop” has become a household crisis. Ordinary Americans are paying the price for decades of fiscal irresponsibility, expanding military commitments, and foreign-policy priorities that have repeatedly taken precedence over our nation’s own security and economic well-being.
The Great Divide – billionaires vs the rest of us
Michigan’s 2026 U.S. Senate race illustrates, according to critics, how outside money can shape American politics. Pro-Israel groups, led by AIPAC and its affiliated super PACs, have spent more than $50 million to oppose Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who refused pro-Israel campaign money and has been critical of Israeli government policy. Critics argue that the objective is not simply to defeat one candidate, but to demonstrate that any candidate who challenges well-funded special interests can expect to face overwhelming financial opposition.
This race, and others like it, is a symptom of a much larger problem in my country: the subversion of our democracy through unlimited political spending unleashed by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Track AIPAC in real time electoral races.
Over roughly the past fifteen years, leading Democratic officials have received substantial support from pro-Israel political networks: at least $1.7 million for Chuck Schumer, approximately $1.5 million for Hakeem Jeffries, about $956,000 for Debbie Wasserman Schultz, just to name a few congress recipients as examples. As for the Republicans, the recently departed Lindsey Graham benefited from at least $2 million in clearly identifiable contributions and outside spending connected to pro-Israel political organizations during his career. When major donors, affiliated PACs and less directly traceable support are included, the broader total was plausibly between $2.3 million and $3 million—although no official database captures the entire network.
A few times in my posts I mention the “United States of Israel,” that is not rhetoric; all roads lead to Israel.
Israel is hell bent on being the only nuclear and military power in the Middle East and is willing to destroy the U.S. in pursuit of their ambitions. Trump, his administration and the majority of congress are fully supporting Israel endeavors. Yes, that is the definition of insanity. Welcome to the asylum.
Trump, his administration, all the members of congress, beholden to pro-Israel lobbying groups and PACS, are ensuring that Israel comes first over the security of the U.S. and its citizens. For all intents and purposes, Israeli influence has infiltrated congress and the white house at such a high level that it can only be described as a soft coup.
The 2026 crisis did not begin with Trump however. The road was paved, throughout the decades, by Republican and Democratic leaders who have, with intent, accelerated policies that place the interests of powerful donors and foreign policy priorities ahead of the economic well-being of everyday Americans. What began as political self-dealing ended with an Israeli yoke.
Record Household Debt. U.S. household debt reached a record $18.8 trillion in the first quarter of 2026—more than double its level two decades earlier. Credit card balances stood at approximately $1.25 trillion, the highest first-quarter total on record. With borrowing costs still elevated, millions of households are devoting a growing share of their income to debt payments while struggling with the rising cost of housing, food, healthcare, and other necessities. Financial stress is at a critical stage as millions of households struggle under rising borrowing costs and the escalating cost of everyday life.
The Debt Trap.
Federal debt held by the public now exceeds 100% of GDP, the highest level since the aftermath of World War II. As trillions of dollars in federal debt are refinanced at significantly higher interest rates, interest payments consume an ever-larger share of the federal budget, crowding out other national priorities and placing an even greater burden on future taxpayers.
The Yen Collapse.
The recent U.S.-Japan intervention to stabilize the yen may calm financial markets temporarily, but it does not resolve the structural weaknesses underlying America’s fiscal and economic decline. If repeated interventions become necessary while deficits, debt, and military commitments continue to expand, the financial burden on American taxpayers will only worsen. Temporary market stabilization cannot substitute for long-term fiscal discipline.
America’s Forgotten Retirees
For those of us living on fixed incomes, this is not an abstract policy debate—it is a profound failure of government stewardship. After a lifetime of paying into Social Security and Medicare with the expectation that our earned benefits would be there in retirement, millions of us now face growing financial insecurity while Washington continues to finance expanding deficits and costly foreign commitments, including military and financial support for Israel, Ukraine, and Jordan, as well as expanding military operations throughout the Middle East.
Adding insult to injury, retirees are being ghosted by Congress and much of the national media. Our voices are ignored, our concerns marginalized, and our lives increasingly treated as expendable by all political factions.
The plight of America’s retirees rarely drives the national conversation. Instead, we have become collateral damage—victims of congressional malfeasance, fiscal irresponsibility, and foreign-policy priorities that place overseas commitments ahead of the well-being of the very citizens who built and sustained this nation.
For millions of retirees trying to survive on fixed incomes, inflation, exorbitant healthcare costs, insurance premiums, and the escalating price of everyday necessities are steadily pushing seniors into a lower standard of living and, for many, toward poverty. After spending decades helping build and finance this country, too many us are now being forced to spend our retirement simply trying to survive.
The Doom Loop – Breaking America
The United States is confronting a crisis of its own making. Trump’s War on Iran on behalf of Israel, along with U.S. ever expanding geopolitical commitments have contributed to higher energy costs, persistent inflationary pressures, record defense spending, and growing federal deficits not only here in America, but across the globe.
The “doom loop” is no longer merely a financial concept involving Treasury markets or Japan’s role as a major holder of U.S. debt. It has become a socioeconomic reality in which rising public debt, expanding military commitments, inflation, and slower economic growth reinforce one another. While defense contractors, financial institutions, politically connected interests, and influential donors benefit from increased military spending, arms procurement, and post-conflict reconstruction, ordinary Americans are left to absorb the consequences through higher prices, mounting public debt, rising interest costs, declining economic security, and an ever-lower standard of living.
Whether one supports or opposes current U.S. foreign policy, one reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: in the twenty-first century, war under the pretense of national security has become the major economic engine of the United States. In my view, this model has enriched political and financial elites, MIC, Tech CEOs, Healthcare CEOs, Private Equity Groups while leaving ordinary Americans to ruin. “Endless wars for profit” leading to massive enrichment for the few.
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Sources:
Campaign finance and lobbying (primary data)
- OpenSecrets – Pro-Israel Lobby Profile
- Federal Election Commission (FEC) Database
- Track AIPAC
Books
- The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy (John Mearsheimer & Stephen Walt)
- Transforming America’s Israel Lobby (Daniel Fleshler)
- The Holocaust Industry (Norman Finkelstein)
- Manufacturing Consent (Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky)
Academic research
- The Origins of the Israel Lobby (Cambridge University Press)
- The Israeli Lobby (Institute for Palestine Studies)
Investigative reporting
- Financial Times – AIPAC’s influence in U.S. politics
- Reuters – Pro-Israel lobbying and Democratic primaries
- The Guardian – Pro-Israel groups planning to spend millions in U.S. elections
- Quincy Institute – The Eighth Front: Inside Israel’s $1 Billion Influence Campaign
Columbia Journalism Review; FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting); Project Censored
