US aid to Israel...
In my opinion, US aid to Israel has to stop! We can't afford to give money to Israel especially since we ourselves are in a slight depression. And there is talk that the our government might decrease the chance to get college loans even though more students then ever are in need of assistance!!! So that means our US government is ripping the US dream away from especially the inner city youth, because there is no way in hell that they can afford to go to college. They need assistance badly, but if it's not there then what are they suspossed to do? So give all the money back to the American public! Americans need the money and we deserve it. Screw Israel, and let them defend themselves!
-Put it this way.. If an inner city youth is denied college tuition because our government cuts the aid, then don't be suprised if that individual puts a gun to your head and robs you and your family! And instead of putting blame on that child, you should blame the Israeli government. There the ones that are taking money away from us, which in turn may cause this type of violence.
My opinion might sound a bit extreme, but when someone doesn't have anything to live for, then the only outcome can be bad. And that will happen if our youth are denied a college education because we can't afford it. In 1997.. that 10 billion could have went to build new schools, to giving inner city youth a chance at college, etc...
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In my opinion, US aid to Israel has to stop! We can't afford to give money to Israel especially since we ourselves are in a slight depression. And there is talk that the our government might decrease the chance to get college loans even though more students then ever are in need of assistance!!! So that means our US government is ripping the US dream away from especially the inner city youth, because there is no way in hell that they can afford to go to college. They need assistance badly, but if it's not there then what are they suspossed to do? So give all the money back to the American public! Americans need the money and we deserve it. Screw Israel, and let them defend themselves!
Most Americans are not aware how much of their tax revenue our government sends to Israel. For the fiscal year ending in September 30, 1997, the U.S. has given Israel $6.72 billion: $6.194 billion falls under Israel's foreign aid allotment and $526 million comes from agencies such as the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Information Agency and the Pentagon. The $6.72 billion figure does not include loan guarantees and annual compound interest totalling $3.122 billion the U.S. pays on money borrowed to give to Israel. It does not include the cost to U.S. taxpayers of IRS tax exemptions that donors can claim when they donate money to Israeli charities. (Donors claim approximately $1 billion in Federal tax deductions annually. This ultimately costs other U.S. tax payers $280 million to $390 million.)
When grant, loans, interest and tax deductions are added together for the fiscal year ending in September 30, 1997, our special relationship with Israel cost U.S. taxpayers over $10 billion.
-Put it this way.. If an inner city youth is denied college tuition because our government cuts the aid, then don't be suprised if that individual puts a gun to your head and robs you and your family! And instead of putting blame on that child, you should blame the Israeli government. There the ones that are taking money away from us, which in turn may cause this type of violence.
My opinion might sound a bit extreme, but when someone doesn't have anything to live for, then the only outcome can be bad. And that will happen if our youth are denied a college education because we can't afford it. In 1997.. that 10 billion could have went to build new schools, to giving inner city youth a chance at college, etc...
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