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Originally Posted by boldruler
We aided countries because it benefitted us. Israel should defend itself, just not with my money. Why should a poor/middle class person in america give money to Israel? So a rich person in Israel doesn't have to pay as much in taxes? The US gets nothing for its aid.
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First of all ... it isn't necessary to use boldface type to make a point. If your ideas are sound ... they'll come through without the boldface.
Now ... having said that ... can you explain how spending a fortune ... and sacrificing hundreds of thousands of lives and enduring hundreds of thousands more of wounded ... defending France, Belgium, China ... and countless other nations ... benefitted us more than just sending relatively piddling amounts of money ... a few billion per year ... to Israel?
And by the way ... poor and middle class people don't pay income taxes in the United States. 100% of income taxes are paid by the top 47% of income earners. In fact ... 75% of all income taxes are paid by the top 10% of income earners. So ... please spare us your crocodile tears for the poor and middle class.