Posted on 10/26/2009 5:28:22 PM PDT by Ravnagora
I just returned from a month in Israel. There is no recession in Israel. There is a building and housing boom.
I fail to see how some big government mandate like this preserves the economy.
It probably helps that most of Israel’s largest companies probably operate under the premise of putting their country first.
Our largest companies care only about $$$$$$$.
Last night in Kansas City. Ehud Olmert spoke to a Jewish Federation meeting whe he satated the same facts in this article. He said that the investment in EDUCATION from birth to 10 years of age was why Israel is so sucessful in economic terms.
He said that there was no recession in Israel as the were a NET EXPORTER not an Importer.
He also attributes this education push on the fact that they had to assimulate refugees from all over the world that came to Israel escaping anti-semitism in their native homelands.
The most important thing in Education is a common language.
Now look at America!
This does not include the value of corporate espionage that Israel also perpetrates in the USA.
This number also does not include the money laundering and financial fraud, most run by Russian-origin Israelis.
$15 Billion divided by 7.5 million population = $2K subsidy per person, per year.
Total amount of restitution paid by Germany over the years totals at least $70B in today's dollars.
Look over the amount of money the USA has given since 1948-49 ... Israel shows what over $300B of US Dollars can do for a nation of a few million people!
There is no conflict between profit and serving one’s nation.
There certainly is. I could imagine such a conflict when a company desires to make a profit selling state of the art satellite and missile technology to an enemy/competitor nation...
An exceedingly rare exception.
...But true none the less.
How about the shady people in just about every large financial institution that have all but financially ruined our country in recent years? Of course, they had lots of help from politicians, fiscal policy makers, and irresponsible people, but you get the idea.
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So, oppressing poor, piece-loving Palestinians is good training for the job market? Man, I should have come in my 30s.
Two words — Stanley Fischer
“As Israeli entrepreneur Jon Medved”
Michael Medved’s brother.
That's odd. I didn't know that the DemocRATs were all Russian-origin Israelis.
What part do you consider to be “BS” - sorry, I am not a psychic. I will give you citations for whatever you want to ask about, that I mention in my original post.
This does not include the value of corporate espionage that Israel also perpetrates in the USA.
And American companies don't commit corporate espionage? I hate to tell you, but much of our industrial revolution was built on stealing British patents.
However, I would also reminds you too look at the benefits to the US from Israeli advances in technology, medecine and agriculture. If your computer has an Intel microprocessor built after 2004, it probably is based on technology developed in Israel. You don't think that the code names "Yonah", "Merom" and "Nehillim" are accidental, do you?
This number also does not include the money laundering and financial fraud, most run by Russian-origin Israelis.
And Israel makes money from this how? You think the criminals don't screw Israel? Good grief.
$15 Billion divided by 7.5 million population = $2K subsidy per person, per year.
Actually, it is more like 3 Billion divided by 7.5 Billion or $400. I happen to oppose this aid, but stop inflating it.
Total amount of restitution paid by Germany over the years totals at least $70B in today's dollars.
And that is what, $11,666.67 per Jew killed? And what does money paid to my grandparents in Sweden or my father in the US have to do with Israel?
Look over the amount of money the USA has given since 1948-49 ... Israel shows what over $300B of US Dollars can do for a nation of a few million people!
Someone who doens't understand the difference between a loan guarantee (ie co-signing for a lower interest rate) and direct payment, should not comment on the matter.
“The most important thing in Education is a common language.”
Just a naive and friendly question...is the common language Hebrew?
(and/or English?)
The only reason I ask is the talented post-docs from Isreal I’ve
met speak English better than a fair number of our native-born
USA post-docs/grad students.
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