"default" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:01:09 -0500, "radiosrfun" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I WISH - that the President and Congress of this country would shut off >>ALL >>foreign aid. > > Ditto that. > > Israel is the chief beneficiary of our foreign aid largesse. Some 8 > billion dollars annually. What doesn't find its way into politicians > pockets goes to pay for a military that is winning us a lot of new > friends in the Arab world. > > We pay Egypt ~ 2 billion a year in extortion to keep them from > attacking Israel. > > The actually amount Israel receives is not really known to the public. > The official numbers read something like 3 billion in aid, and another > 5 billion in guaranteed loans - which are turned into grants year > after year. This is money we borrow so there's an additional interest > burden. > > Actually when you talk about shutting off "foreign aid" you may be > making thermate's point for him. > --
Well - the first cup of coffee hasn't exactly kicked in yet - but I believe I know what you're saying and if correct - you may have a point there. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
