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mbperrin

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2. There are no taxpayers in Israel to pay for their defense?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 07:30 PM

Dec 2011

Really? Then perhaps they should try to get along with their neighbors a bit better.

25 million unemployed in the US, but for Israel for weapons - yeah, we have money.

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US Earmarks $235 Million For Israel's Defense Systems [View all] Purveyor Dec 2011 OP

This is fucking ridiculous, we have people starving and out of work/homeless teddy51 Dec 2011 #1

There are no taxpayers in Israel to pay for their defense? mbperrin Dec 2011 #2

What about American citizens? Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #3

Our money I might add, we the taxpayers are the ones footing this bill. teddy51 Dec 2011 #6

Disgusting but wholly expected AnOhioan Dec 2011 #4

The number of Israeli billionaires doubled over the last two years to 16 while their combined wealth Agony Dec 2011 #5

Oh Shit HangOnKids Dec 2011 #7

They must not have any bootstraps in Israel Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #8

I wish the American people got to vote on these kinds of ridiculous wastes of their money. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #9

Please look at this site - we give Israel 8 MILLION A DAY (a day a day) just for military aid. peacetalksforall Dec 2011 #10

15 million or so homeless in this country. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #11

How we paying for it? Never mind it's for more weopons it doesn't need paid for n/t doc03 Dec 2011 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #13

But we're too broke to give Americans food, healthcare, education . . . DirkGently Dec 2011 #14