Saturday, August 1, 2020

just some information on how much we borrow to give to israel;

While some Americans know that the U.S. gives Israel over $10 million per day ($7,000 per minute), they may be unaware that additional spending on behalf of Israel significantly increases the cost to American taxpayers…

By Alison Weir
Congress has just passed legislation to expend over $7.03 billion in 2021 on behalf of Israel. If signed into law, as expected, this will cost American taxpayers over $19 million per day.
This comes in the midst of coronavirus hits to a fragile US economy, and despite Israel’s long record of human rights violations, causing hostility against the United States, Israel’s actions against the US, and the fact that most Americans feel the US gives Israel too much money (on average, 7,000 times more per capita than to others around the world).
Spending for Israel takes two forms: some expenditures go directly to Israel; others go to different countries and projects because they benefit Israel.
As eminent economist Thomas Stauffer has written: “Protection of Israel and subsidies to countries willing to sign peace treaties with Israel, such as Egypt and Jordan, has been the prime driver of U.S. outlays.“*..............read more.........

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