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A question to anti-israel, pro palestinian supporters.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: Woodrow on July 19, 2004, 11:13:31 PM ---I'd much rather give money to the only true democracy in the middle east than money to a corrupt leadership who can't effectively rule their own people and supports terrorism.
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Don Rizzle:
--- Quote from: Woodrow on July 19, 2004, 11:13:31 PM ---We give about the same amount of money to Israel as we do Egypt.
I'd much rather give money to the only true democracy in the middle east than money to a corrupt leadership who can't effectively rule their own people and supports terrorism.
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egypt is in desperate need of political reform
Maradona:
--- Quote from: Woodrow on July 19, 2004, 11:13:31 PM ---We give about the same amount of money to Israel as we do Egypt.
I'd much rather give money to the only true democracy in the middle east than money to a corrupt leadership who can't effectively rule their own people and supports terrorism.
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We give Egypt about two-thirds of what we give Israel; however, there's an interesting fact to accompany this. From 1953-1979, the amount of aid given to Egypt was $4.2 billion. After Egypt made peace with Israel in 1979, the aid has become $45.6 billion. So basically, we use our taxes to pay Israelis, but on top of that our money is also being sent to any country that is Israel's friend. Israel is getting quite expensive.
"On this basis the $84.8 billion in grants, loans and commodities Israel has received from the U.S. since 1949 cost the U.S. an additional $49,936,880,000 in interest."
I think we could've used SOME of that money here at home instead of paying for the army of another country. Why does Israel get so much money so easily, yet California has to go through some bullshit to get some?
Woodrow:
--- Quote from: Maradona on July 20, 2004, 01:09:55 AM ---Why does Israel get so much money so easily, yet California has to go through some bullshit to get some?
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Apples and Oranges.
Maradona:
--- Quote from: Woodrow on July 20, 2004, 11:05:41 AM ---
--- Quote from: Maradona on July 20, 2004, 01:09:55 AM ---Why does Israel get so much money so easily, yet California has to go through some bullshit to get some?
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Apples and Oranges.
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You missed the point; we could use a lot of that money here at home because it's way too much to be handing to another country when we have problems to take care of here at home.
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