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I don't actually agree with giving rich nations like Israel aid.
BUT, the aid we give them is in the "military assistance" category - wherein they take our money and turn around and buy defense equipment from US manufacturers. We then have a strategic ally to share intelligence with in the worst part of the world where everyone else hates us.
For a couple billion dollars, it's not a bad trade-off.
I admire Israel for their commitment to level the playing field so that all citizens have equal opportunity, not just the rich. Basic human needs like healthcare and education are taken care of.
That said, why can't we offer our own citizens these kinds of things?
Well, it is a refreshing change from the oft repeated silliness of, "Why can't the USA be more like <insert European country. Extra points for a Nordic one>".
I don't actually agree with giving rich nations like Israel aid.
BUT, the aid we give them is in the "military assistance" category - wherein they take our money and turn around and buy defense equipment from US manufacturers. We then have a strategic ally to share intelligence with in the worst part of the world where everyone else hates us.
For a couple billion dollars, it's not a bad trade-off.
Translation: We must bribe this entity to rape, rob, and kill on our behalf in order to assure that others may not do the same to us.
Kind of like a perpetual game of chasing your own tail. As long as none of the raping, robbing, and killing happens in my house it's only "collateral damage" to me.
Well, it is a refreshing change from the oft repeated silliness of, "Why can't the USA be more like <insert European country. Extra points for a Nordic one>".
We send them billion$, yet we supposedly can't take care of our own.
We send billions more to Muslim-majority countries. Why pick on Israel? (And if they're ahead of Muslim countries economically and technically and scientifically and medically, that's largely because Jews place a big emphasis on education.)
Translation: We must bribe this entity to rape, rob, and kill on our behalf in order to assure that others may not do the same to us.
Kind of like a perpetual game of chasing your own tail. As long as the none of the raping, robbing, and killing happens in my house it's only "collateral damage" to me.
This thread is an attempt to discuss the social services provided to Israelis.
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