tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post488187502315645432..comments2023-10-28T02:50:16.786-07:00Comments on Jewish Single Mom By Choice: Raging Against the MachineDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261212450148255826noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-65263779839473274582013-05-08T04:33:32.295-07:002013-05-08T04:33:32.295-07:00Henya, I apologize for offending you and your fami...Henya, I apologize for offending you and your family, I have since been informed that the Grey and Black Market cover all walks of life in Israel. Nor do I think that all Hareidi families live off welfare, and thank G-d for that.<br />I hope, for our sake and for the sake of allIsraeli families who will be affected by this budget proposal, that you are not forced to leave the country under unfortunate circumstances.<br /><br />As far as those in the government with background and knowledge, even Stanley Fisher has suggested that the Finance Ministry find another set of possible solutions.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261212450148255826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-1155664724215659092013-05-08T04:14:04.774-07:002013-05-08T04:14:04.774-07:00I thought PM Netanyahu studied Economics at MIT, d...I thought PM Netanyahu studied Economics at MIT, doessn't he have any better solutions to the deficit? How about Mr. Alan Greenspan? I do not think that Mr. Lapid is doing what he promised to do.<br /><br />At home mother of three, also struggling to finish the month.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658071651690640541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-9880067225764678152013-05-08T02:38:29.338-07:002013-05-08T02:38:29.338-07:00It was a wonderful post, up until I hit the last p...It was a wonderful post, up until I hit the last paragraph. <br />Thanks, but no thanks for lumping us, Haredi, together with Arabs. <br />So just to balance the scales, here is some info:<br />My kids do not get school lunches, the program is not available in Haredi schools and kindergartens, simply because we are, you guessed Haredi.<br />We are within our first third year of Aliah, and the only money we get from the government is the child subsidy (yes, we have eight kids) they would pay a grocery bill for less than two weeks for a family like ours, we are not getting rich from it. Sorry, it is much to small a payment to be looked at as an incentive to have large families. And sorry, I thought Israel wanted large families and encouraged having kids. Or is it only works as long as they are not Haredi. I am partially disabled and live with very real pain for many years. No I do not get any money for it. I am a fiber artist and run my own Internet business with the help of my husband. Yes, since you want to know, I am registered and pay taxes. I have now 2 kids at home an eight months old and a 3 year old. And no, I can not afford a kindergarten for my 3 year old. My husband is a Network manager and a computer repair technician. He also gives Torah classes (yes, free). A few months ago, before Purim, he lost his main job, working for a school because they switched to a network management firm based in... India. Finding a job after 40 is not easy here in Israel, especially if your beard is more gray than black. Israelis are obsessed with youth. I am yet to figure out why. Just like I am yet to figure out why there is so much organized hostility directed towards Orthodox. All I can tell you that if we were poor in America, now, in Israel we hit destitute. <br />If the proposed tax bill we will simply be starved back to US. Not because we do not love Israel but because one has to feed kids. Somehow. <br /> Henyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317155443970343044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-59140565915882092652013-05-07T10:55:46.385-07:002013-05-07T10:55:46.385-07:00If you had a share button I would share this on fb...If you had a share button I would share this on fb and twitter. If you'd like me to I can copy the URL and share it anyway. Btw - I am also wondering how much longer I can afford to stay here. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-78553026504257403132013-05-07T04:33:34.649-07:002013-05-07T04:33:34.649-07:00Lest I be accused of unfair reporting, using my po...Lest I be accused of unfair reporting, using my politics and journalism background I actually spoke today to MK Dov Lipman, the "Anglo" member of the Knesset within Lapid's party, Yesh Atid. Here is his (expected) response: "I understand your concern and issue. We entered into the situation with a 40 billion shequel deficit and we have no choice but to take drastic steps to get us back on track. It will be a hard year or two but we will emerge stronger. The middle class will be stronger after we go through this process...Yair [Lapid] is doing what other leaders have not done the last decade- making sure we are financially sound. It will be difficult in the near [sic] term but we will be better off in the long term."<br />My response to him went something like this, "Which 'We' will emerge stronger and which 'We' will drown in the next year or two, before the economy can stabilize? Keep telling yourself that, assure yourself that 'We' can get through the tough times together, with your salary of 31K NIS per month, your staff, your free government vehicle and various other perks you now enjoy as a member of the Knesset."<br />In no way did MK Lipman, or the official Yair Lapid facebook page, address the fundamental lie and contradiction, the fact that the entire platform of their party rested on protecting and strengthening the weaker socio-economic classes in Israel.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261212450148255826noreply@blogger.com