black@nisysg.DEC (02/28/85)
The churchbells are ringin' out in Iowa. And not for "me an'
my gal," either. Here we are the richest, most blessed nation on
the planet, and we're letting our family farms go down the tubes,
pillaged and plundered by an usurious banking monopoly.
It's easier for a foreign citizen to get US assistance than it
is for a US citizen. Let me offer the following news item as a
classic example:
"This year Americans will support Israel to the tune
of $2.6 billion for fiscal year 1985; $1.4 billion in
military aid and $1.2 billion in economic aid, which
amounts to an average of $3,400 a year for each Israeli
family.
"Since 1946 American taxpayers (and that includes the
farmers) have sent more than $27 billion in aid to
Israel--about 99 percent of which has been delivered
since just 1965."
("The Spotlight," 300 Independence Ave., SE, Washington,
DC, 20003; 4 March 1985, P. 5)
I submit respectfully that if these figures are even approximately
accurate, they are unconscionable, given the present state of affairs
in the American midwest, the true land of Milk and Honey.
What say you, fellow Americans? Who comes first?
--Don Black
matthews@harvard.ARPA (Jim Matthews) (03/01/85)
> It's easier for a foreign citizen to get US assistance than it > is for a US citizen. Let me offer the following news item as a > classic example: > > "Since 1946 American taxpayers (and that includes the > farmers) have sent more than $27 billion in aid to > Israel--about 99 percent of which has been delivered > since just 1965." > > I submit respectfully that if these figures are even approximately > accurate, they are unconscionable, given the present state of affairs > in the American midwest, the true land of Milk and Honey. That figure, $27 billion, is close to what taxpayers shelled out for farm subsidies this past *year*, not to mention what they paid in higher prices. Jim Matthews matthews@harvard