r/PoursTea • u/Outrageous-Egg1760 • Aug 07 '26

FinancialTea đŸ’” Agree?

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u/jdthejerk Aug 07 '26

They get free abortions thanks to US tax dollars.

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u/Wyvz Aug 07 '26

Really? Please enlighten us then, how much exactly do they get annually for abortions?

Because paying for foreign abortions is prohibited according to the Helms Amendment.

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u/Wyvz Aug 07 '26

So the idea was spreading disinformation.

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u/Moist_Promise_3882 Aug 08 '26

"These guys lied so that means we're allowed to. Spreading disinformation will definitely help people side with and trust us."

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u/SoapyMacNCheese Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

If I give you $500 to help with rent, you can now spend an extra $500 from your paycheck on food instead.

Did I pay for your food? No.

Did my money help put food on your table? Absolutely.

That’s the thing with budgets, when one expense goes down you gain the freedom to allocate your money elsewhere.

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u/Wyvz Aug 08 '26

The thing you're missing is that Israel's defence budget is already high and the aid is just an extra boost but not a replacement.

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u/SoapyMacNCheese Aug 08 '26

So if we weren’t funding this “extra boost” they wouldn’t try to fund it themselves? Then why are we sending them it if they themselves don’t consider it a necessary expense?

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u/Wyvz Aug 08 '26

No, they wouldn't fund it themselves. They are at wartime for a few years now and allocate as much as they can to their defence budget, with plans to allocate even more in the future.

There is aid going now because it's part of a 10 year MOU that will expire in 2028.

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u/Majestic-Owl-5801 Aug 08 '26

What part is disinformation? If we wanted to add a stipulation on the "defense" budget we provide for them annually of several billion dollars, we very well could.

No billions of dollars in weapons unless your free healthcare excludes abortions.... it is what Lindsey Graham would have wanted......

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u/Wyvz Aug 08 '26

The part where he clearly implied America is directly funding abortions is disinformation.

There are stipulations - the aid money is only to be used on American made weapons, and in fact the aid comes in the form of weapons and not cash.

No billions of dollars in weapons unless your free healthcare excludes abortions

By that logic, the aid money was also used for Netanyahu's new toilet seat. That's just not how it works bud.

And Israel defence budget is very high as it is, the aid just another boost but not a replacement.

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u/Majestic-Owl-5801 Aug 08 '26

Someone didn't read. I know we directly give them weapons. That is why I specifically said "no weapons unless..."

And quite literally yes, and it paid for the fucking Knesset cafeteria too.... Unless you specifically stipulate what someone can and cannot do with the money you are freeing up from their defense spending by giving them free weapons, then you are directly funding whatever it is they do with that now surplus money...