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Journeyman

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4. Do you think they'll vote to cut our military funding which makes Israeli healthcare possible? . . .

Reply to MinneapolisMatt (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 1, 2014, 03:37 PM

Jan 2014

Absent the billions we give Israel, could they conceivably continue with their highly-socialized medical care program?

(Good for Israel, by the way, for looking after the welfare of its citizens. I think it's great, though it does irk me they receive better health care than we do, funded in part by our money.)

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Israel to fund all abortions for women 20-33 starting next year [View all] LiberalArkie Jan 2014 OP

So umm MinneapolisMatt Jan 2014 #1

the same way they respond when told Israel has universal health care booley Jan 2014 #2

Funny. TheMightyFavog Jan 2014 #14

Do you think they'll vote to cut our military funding which makes Israeli healthcare possible? . . . Journeyman Jan 2014 #4

They'll ignore it. Iggo Jan 2014 #11

It's a stupid age restriction Warpy Jan 2014 #3

From the article... Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #8

It's not an age restriction oberliner Jan 2014 #13

Is Israel heavily overpopulated? Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #5

Israel is not a landlaocked country. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #10

You're right, I should have said landlocked Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #12

I don't usually have much nice to say about the state of Israel... Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #6

It's not really a "cost" ... surrealAmerican Jan 2014 #7

From the article... Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #9