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Interesting Survey on the Palestinian Economy - and Why its in A Downward Spiral
swhitebull
12/27/2007 1:10:01 PM
http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=3A4A6645-25F0-43D3-8E77-FB9BCA29C519
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reefdiver
12/28/2007 12:58:06 AM
Which is precisely why I question the intelligence of the US pledging $500million or so more to the Palestineans. As an American taxpayer I'm rather annoyed at this blatant waste of money. When has giving money to the Palestineans ever garnered the US even a few moments of gratitude? It doesn't even make sense as extortion money as that obviously hasn't done any good either.
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jastayme3
12/31/2007 2:34:26 PM
Which is precisely why I question the intelligence of the US pledging $500million or so more to the Palestineans. As an American taxpayer I'm rather annoyed at this blatant waste of money. When has giving money to the Palestineans ever garnered the US even a few moments of gratitude? It doesn't even make sense as extortion money as that obviously hasn't done any good either.
It is more appeasement of ourselves then appeasement of the Palestinians let
alone being meant to "aid foreigners" as Foreign Aid naturally should do. It
is kind of like giving a buck to a begger even though you are sure he will spend
it on drink and be no better off. It's real purpose is to make you feel good. But saying that
really does no good-even if they know that, most Westerners do want to feel good about themselves.
The real problem is that all the money goes to the PA and it spends it on keeping itself in power. Which
necessarily includes terrorism as that is the PA's self-justification.
One might argue that Foreign Aid is just stringing them along with false hopes and is in some ways less merciful in the long run. However no one has proposed a substitute except just ignoring them, which may indeed be the trend. Sometimes people have to want to be helped.
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