Your money going to Israel

The U.S. is sending $3 billion every year to Israel. Why? Don't we need the money here? Aren't we in the middle of a serious debt crisis? Read the short article here that appeared on antiwar.com today.

The Empire Marches On

The US empire and its little twin, Israel, are gearing up for more war and endless intervention in the Middle East. As you can read here, the US taxpayer will now pay for the Israeli missile defense. Glad to help out, boys.

End all foreign aid

Some of your taxpayer dollars are given to other countries by the U.S. government. It is a foolish practice, and history shows that all sorts of distortions and shenigans occur when money is transferred from one government to another.

Walter Block, an economist and professor at Loyola in New Orleans, writes a nice article on why the practice should stop. Block, who is Jewish, states that giving money to Israel harms Israel. He says that Jewish leaders in American need not worry if American taxpayer dollars don't reach Israel. The article appeared today on lewrockwell.com.