I have come a long way on my position on US foreign aid, both military and humanitarian, from thinking we should give much more to skepticism of how Congress has been loading US aid down with rubrics defining who gets what depending on benefits US companies and other special interests.
Saw this interesting item on Facebook stream and shared it.
Surely some of my old grade school classmate 'friends' who are also teabaggers should support cutting this welfare, no ?
Addicting Info
Israel Is the United States’ Biggest Welfare Recipient
Author: Moe Diab September 15, 2014 1:37 pm
Americans are dealing with their own economic issues; budget cuts in the public sector, unemployment, high taxes, and low wages are hitting home the hardest.However, what most Americans don’t realize is that this economic instability and decline in quality of life could be demonstrably improved by cutting U.S. foreign aid to the greatest welfare recipient and benefactor of American taxpayers—Israel. Americans should be asking, ‘Who signed me up?’ Who signed up Americans for a 10-year, $30 billion tax-payer commitment for Israeli welfare and military aid?
Obama and Bibi
Why are we paying for Israeli civil welfare, when we can’t even take care of our own citizens? Consider the facts: Israel’s unemployment rate (4.9 percent) is lower than the US unemployment rate (6.1 percent), in addition to the fact that the standard of living in Israel is high and is constantly improving—Israel ranks 16th among 187 world nations on the U.N.’s Human Development Index, which places it in the category of “Very Highly Developed”—not to mention they are among the highest life expectancy’s in the world. Israeli men have the fourth-highest life expectancy of any nation, according to recently released statistics from the World Health Organization. So, why does the U.S. give billions of taxpayers’ dollars to Israel? Do they really need it? According to Moshe Arens, a former foreign minister, defense minister and ambassador to Washington, “The partnership between the two countries results from pressure by the pro-Israeli lobby in Washington.” Empirical evidence collected from dozens of statistical consensus reports shows that not only does Israel not need U.S. aid, but they have a stronger economy than 162 nations in the world. Israel’s thriving economy is ranked 25th of 187 in income per capita, yet is the United States’ biggest welfare recipient.
How much American taxpayers’ aid has Israel received?
The Breakdown
SNIP
Makes sense to me to cut back military aid to Israel, repair our aging infrastructure, fund converting to alternative energy, and more...
You might agree, but ask, how do we get there?
Talking About the New Economy at the NYC Climate Convergence
My hope for the Peoples Climate March is that a coalescing of activists will speed changes to our political and economic system that will benefit us and lead to a better chance for our survival.
CREDIT:http://itsoureconomy.us/...