Go Israel

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Are you intentionally mixing apples with oranges as a smokescren ... or don't you realize just how dumb your post is?

China, France, and Belgium were attacked by tyrants. And we went to their aid ... not just with money ... but with troops. So too has Israel been attacked ... again and again I might add ... but in their case we have just sent money and/or supplies. So where do you see a categorical difference in our response to both situations?

And what does the liberation of Iraq ... from a brutal, vicious tyrant ... have to do with this thread? If you want to discuss that ... please start another thread.

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.

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

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.

I am done talking to you. You are insane. Everyone in American that earns a living pays income taxes you fool. Did Sean Hannity fail to explain that to you. If we send billions to Israel every year, it means that is billions taken away from education in america. It means it is less taxes that Israelis have to pay to defend themselves. Why are americans paying more in taxes so Israelis can pay less? How hard is that for you to figure out?

The US government isn't funding mental help for soldiers returning for war, but we have money for the Israeli Army? I suspect that doesn't bother you because I see where your allegiance is. This is why dual citizenship should go out the door.

Originally Posted by boldruler

I am done talking to you. You are insane. Everyone in American that earns a living pays income taxes you fool.

This isn't a matter of opinion ... it's a matter of fact.

The top 1% of income earners pay 50% of all income income taxes. The top 10% pay 75% of all income taxes. The top 47% pay 100% of all income taxes. The bottom 53% of income earners pay no income tax at all.

You may call someone who knows these facts a fool ... but in the end ... it's crystal clear who the real fool is.

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

This isn't a matter of opinion ... it's a matter of fact.

The top 1% of income earners pay 50% of all income income taxes. The top 10% pay 75% of all income taxes. The top 47% pay 100% of all income taxes. The bottom 53% of income earners pay no income tax at all.

You may call someone who knows these facts a fool ... but in the end ... it's crystal clear who the real fool is.

You are wrong. Who teaches you this garbage? I am sure it is Rush Limbaugh.


Here I will bold it for you so maybe you will answer it.

The fact is that even if that were true, why should I be paying more taxes so that people in Israel can pay less? You keep avoiding this question.

Are you saying the people in Israel deserve to have more money in their pocket and I should be paying for their military instead of paying for it themselves? Why don't I just pay it directly to them from my paycheck. Our government runs huge deficits so we can pay for another coutries military. Makes sense to me. LOL.