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teaches history and government at a college in Houston. He is passionate about life, liberty, and property and wants to help people learn about the ever-increasing growth and power of the coercive state.
In a civilized society, should anyone or any government ever force anyone to do anything against his or her will as long as that person does not infringe upon the life, liberty, or property of another?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Your money going to Israel
The U.S. is sending $3 billion every year to Israel. Why? Don't we need the money here? Aren't we in the middle of a serious debt crisis? Read the short article here that appeared on antiwar.com today.
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As a supporter of Israel, I believe sending money to the only democracy in the middle east is a good investment. However, of all the countries we send aid to, Israel is very stable. Currently, Israel is one of the leading countries to invest in. Many promissing companies are coming out of Israel, providing jobs for Israeli's and Israeli Arabs/Palestinians. I think it is possible to stand with Israel, without sending a check to them. And yes, we have no business sending aid to any country, when our debt is 7 trillion and counting.
I agree with your last sentence. We have no business sending aid to ANY country. In your first sentence, you said that sending money to the only democracy ... Is that the key idea - that it's a democracy? What if Israel was ruled by a benign monarch? Would you oppose aid then? And have you read that great book by Hans Hermann Hoppe, "Democracy - The God That Failed"?
"The Palestinian Authority is accused of corruption by many but receives more humanitarian aid per capita than any other country in the world. The billions of dollars that are meant for schools, hospitals and infrastructure have been spent on luxury villas, casinos and payments to terrorists." -FreeMiddleEast.com
I didn't mention a Jewish homeland. I'm curious about your use of the word democracy. You also seem to contradict yourself, first saying sending money to Israel is a good investment and then saying we shouldn't send money to any country.
If we are going to send money to any country in the middle east, I'd perfer it goes to Israel. That's what I meant when saying "Israel is a good investment". But still, we have no business sending money when people in our own country are unemployed and hungery. We need to take care of our own before we help others.
"I believe sending money to the only democracy in the middle east is a good investment." First, you assume that Israel is indeed a democracy. Now please answer this for me: If this country is truly a democracy, then why were they so strongly opposed to neighbors protesting against their own undemocratic regimes in the Arab world? Shouldn't they have supported the people's movement in Tunisa, Egypt, etc.? Secondly, on the case that Israel is a "good investment" sounds like we are in control of these decisions much like the same way we would choose what kind of car to buy. The fact of the matter is that our choice to send billions every year to them is coerced by special interests that do not care about the hungry and unemployed here or even in Israel for that matter. And since we're all recommending furthur reading, have either of you read, "The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy" yet??
7 comments:
As a supporter of Israel, I believe sending money to the only democracy in the middle east is a good investment. However, of all the countries we send aid to, Israel is very stable. Currently, Israel is one of the leading countries to invest in. Many promissing companies are coming out of Israel, providing jobs for Israeli's and Israeli Arabs/Palestinians. I think it is possible to stand with Israel, without sending a check to them. And yes, we have no business sending aid to any country, when our debt is 7 trillion and counting.
I agree with your last sentence. We have no business sending aid to ANY country. In your first sentence, you said that sending money to the only democracy ... Is that the key idea - that it's a democracy? What if Israel was ruled by a benign monarch? Would you oppose aid then? And have you read that great book by Hans Hermann Hoppe, "Democracy - The God That Failed"?
"The Palestinian Authority is accused of corruption by many but receives more humanitarian aid per capita than any other country in the world. The billions of dollars that are meant for schools, hospitals and infrastructure have been spent on luxury villas, casinos and payments to terrorists." -FreeMiddleEast.com
I didn't mention a Jewish homeland. I'm curious about your use of the word democracy. You also seem to contradict yourself, first saying sending money to Israel is a good investment and then saying we shouldn't send money to any country.
If we are going to send money to any country in the middle east, I'd perfer it goes to Israel. That's what I meant when saying "Israel is a good investment". But still, we have no business sending money when people in our own country are unemployed and hungery. We need to take care of our own before we help others.
"I believe sending money to the only democracy in the middle east is a good investment."
First, you assume that Israel is indeed a democracy. Now please answer this for me: If this country is truly a democracy, then why were they so strongly opposed to neighbors protesting against their own undemocratic regimes in the Arab world? Shouldn't they have supported the people's movement in Tunisa, Egypt, etc.?
Secondly, on the case that Israel is a "good investment" sounds like we are in control of these decisions much like the same way we would choose what kind of car to buy. The fact of the matter is that our choice to send billions every year to them is coerced by special interests that do not care about the hungry and unemployed here or even in Israel for that matter.
And since we're all recommending furthur reading, have either of you read, "The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy" yet??
We are actually over 14 trillion in debt.
We need to resolve our debts before we hand out money to people that most Americans can not even find on a map.
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