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To: Zoltan! who wrote (4665)	8/30/1999 11:13:00 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769670

Unless we are prepared to become an openly imperial power, and make of Haiti a protectorate, or even, conceivably, a territorial possession, the situation is hopeless....They are incapable of governing themselves without lengthy tutelage....

To: Zoltan! who wrote (4665)	8/30/1999 12:10:00 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 769670

Freaking about the US supposedly splurging taxpayers' money for these Haitian bums, eh? Okey-doke.... Here's your prize sponge: U.S. Aid to Israel: What U.S. Taxpayer Should Know by Tom Malthaner [...] Most Americans are not aware how much of their tax revenue our government sends to Israel. For the fiscal year ending in September 30, 1997, the U.S. has given Israel $6.72 billion: $6.194 billion falls under Israel's foreign aid allotment and $526 million comes from agencies such as the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Information Agency and the Pentagon. The $6.72 billion figure does not include loan guarantees and annual compound interest totalling $3.122 billion the U.S. pays on money borrowed to give to Israel. It does not include the cost to U.S. taxpayers of IRS tax exemptions that donors can claim when they donate money to Israeli charities. (Donors claim approximately $1 billion in Federal tax deductions annually. This ultimately costs other U.S. tax payers $280 million to $390 million.) When grant, loans, interest and tax deductions are added together for the fiscal year ending in September 30, 1997, our special relationship with Israel cost U.S. taxpayers over $10 billion. Since 1949 the U.S. has given Israel a total of $83.205 billion. The interest costs borne by U.S. tax payers on behalf of Israel are $49.937 billion, thus making the total amount of aid given to Israel since 1949 $133.132 billion. This may mean that U.S. government has given more federal aid to the average Israeli citizen in a given year than it has given to the average American citizen. [...] Full outrage: salam.org Wanna pull the plug on US Foreign Assistance? OK! But stop pussyfooting --PUSH DOWN THE RIGHT BUTTON!