Why are we giving our taxpayers' money to Israel?

[SilverStar]

Israel is a rich country,they can fund themselves

[S019]

Because it’s the right thing to do? We should defend democracies under attack from terrorist militias funded by theocratic dictatorships.

I guess this is a new flavor of bad take from you, so your posting style is diversifying, that’s good to see.

[SilverStar]

Because it’s the right thing to do? We should defend democracies under attack from terrorist militias funded by theocratic dictatorships.

I guess this is a new flavor of bad take from you, so your posting style is diversifying, that’s good to see.

I'm not saying we shouldn't support Israel but why can't they fund themselves? Israel isn't a poor Country.

[SilverStar]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

[SilverStar]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

Jeb wouldv'e won Indiana but Bernie wouldv'e kept all Obama's WWC voters.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Why do Iowa farmers get corn subsidies? Why can't tax dollars only go to what I want!?

[OSR stands with Israel]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

Jeb wouldv'e won Indiana but Bernie wouldv'e kept all Obama's WWC voters.

Bernie would lose the election as soon as he promised to raise taxes on the middle class . That statement would be run in almost every ad

[SilverStar]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

Jeb wouldv'e won Indiana but Bernie wouldv'e kept all Obama's WWC voters.

Bernie would lose the election as soon as he promised to raise taxes on the middle class . That statement would be run in almost every ad

Bernie's plan wouldn't raised taxes on anyone who is making less than 250K.
Bernie would've won,cope

[SilverStar]

Why do Iowa farmers get corn subsidies? Why can't tax dollars only go to what I want!?

Because Iowa is part of America and Iowans pay federal taxes which israelis don't do.
But maybe Israelis should start pay federal taxes if they want to get aid,graet idea!

[Oryxslayer]

What exactly does this have to do with congressional elections?

[LostFellow]

The general non-evangelical argument for this is that this money provides continued leverage for the US to influence Israeli policy (as with all methods of soft power).

I think that this argument has been less and less tenable over time though. Morals aside, US military soft power seems to work better for leadership actually interested in stability, like that in Jordan (and to a lesser extent, the other gulf monarchies and Egypt), but the Israeli right in power has diverged from this aim more and more.

[Oregon Eagle Politics]

Why do Iowa farmers get corn subsidies? Why can't tax dollars only go to what I want!?

So that we don't have to import our entire food supply?

[wnwnwn]

There are american histages and the USA is expected to be against anti-american guerillas Hamas and Hezbollah.

[Oregon Eagle Politics]

Corrupt boomer Politicians can't resist the AIPAC money and don't care about the millions of downtrodden and struggling Americans. Sad!

[SNJ1985]

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/israel-lobby-and-us-foreign-policy

[Make America Grumpy Again]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

Jeb wouldv'e won Indiana but Bernie wouldv'e kept all Obama's WWC voters.

Bernie would lose the election as soon as he promised to raise taxes on the middle class . That statement would be run in almost every ad

Fetterman's win is proof that economic progressivism is no longer a kiss of death in suburbia. As long as someone like Bloomberg didn't plan a third-party run, it would've come down to how many Obama-Trump voters iotl would've voted for him.

[SilverStar]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

Jeb wouldv'e won Indiana but Bernie wouldv'e kept all Obama's WWC voters.

Bernie would lose the election as soon as he promised to raise taxes on the middle class . That statement would be run in almost every ad

Fetterman's win is proof that economic progressivism is no longer a kiss of death in suburbia. As long as someone like Bloomberg didn't plan a third-party run, it would've come down to how many Obama-Trump voters iotl would've voted for him.

Barnes outperfomed Biden in Wauwatosa lol

[OSR stands with Israel]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

Jeb wouldv'e won Indiana but Bernie wouldv'e kept all Obama's WWC voters.

Bernie would lose the election as soon as he promised to raise taxes on the middle class . That statement would be run in almost every ad

Fetterman's win is proof that economic progressivism is no longer a kiss of death in suburbia. As long as someone like Bloomberg didn't plan a third-party run, it would've come down to how many Obama-Trump voters iotl would've voted for him.

Fetterman is more Sherrod Brown than Bernie though . Also Bernie could have lost while winning WI PA and MI as FL/OH/IA/VA would be enough for Jeb to have beaten Bernie

[SilverStar]

Also your'e not in a postion to talk about bad takes,you think that Jeb couldv'e beaten Bernie Sanders in a General Eletion lol Jeb please clap! would've been luckey to win Indiana against Bernie.

I wouldn't go that far, but Bernie would have defeated Jeb! handily, yes.

Jeb wouldv'e won Indiana but Bernie wouldv'e kept all Obama's WWC voters.

Bernie would lose the election as soon as he promised to raise taxes on the middle class . That statement would be run in almost every ad

Fetterman's win is proof that economic progressivism is no longer a kiss of death in suburbia. As long as someone like Bloomberg didn't plan a third-party run, it would've come down to how many Obama-Trump voters iotl would've voted for him.

Fetterman is more Sherrod Brown than Bernie though . Also Bernie could have lost while winning WI PA and MI as FL/OH/IA/VA would be enough for Jeb to have beaten Bernie

Iowa would've like Bernie,Bernie wins Iowa by more than Obama 2012 and Ohio being a pure tossup with a slight Bernie advantage.
NoVA wouldv'e get Bernie over the top in Virginia.
JEB wouldv'e underperformed Romney and maybe McCain numbers in Coal Country as well.

[SilverStar]

[Make America Grumpy Again]

I'm no Jeb! fan, but there's no way Bernie's going to flip any states that Romney won in 2012. At best he gets rl 2012 minus FL and maybe NE-2. AZ & NC could go to him in theory, but Arizona voted for a  Republican which insulted their political hero, and Jeb! is a better fit for NC compared to Trump, even though Bernie has less baggage than Hillary had.

[SilverStar]

I'm no Jeb! fan, but there's no way Bernie's going to flip any states that Romney won in 2012. At best he gets rl 2012 minus FL and maybe NE-2. AZ & NC could go to him in theory, but Arizona voted for a  Republican which insulted their political hero, and Jeb! is a better fit for NC compared to Trump, even though Bernie has less baggage than Hillary had.

Not sure JEB is a better fit for NC than Trump,NC is like the rust belt of the south.

[Make America Grumpy Again]

I'm no Jeb! fan, but there's no way Bernie's going to flip any states that Romney won in 2012. At best he gets rl 2012 minus FL and maybe NE-2. AZ & NC could go to him in theory, but Arizona voted for a  Republican which insulted their political hero, and Jeb! is a better fit for NC compared to Trump, even though Bernie has less baggage than Hillary had.

Not sure JEB is a better fit for NC than Trump,NC is like the rust belt of the south.

I can see that, but I was thinking more of areas around Charlotte, the Triangle & Wilmington.

[SilverStar]

I'm no Jeb! fan, but there's no way Bernie's going to flip any states that Romney won in 2012. At best he gets rl 2012 minus FL and maybe NE-2. AZ & NC could go to him in theory, but Arizona voted for a  Republican which insulted their political hero, and Jeb! is a better fit for NC compared to Trump, even though Bernie has less baggage than Hillary had.

Not sure JEB is a better fit for NC than Trump,NC is like the rust belt of the south.

I can see that, but I was thinking more of areas around Charlotte, the Triangle & Wilmington.

Wilmington is a College town but JEB! would've kept Romney-Clinton voters in Charlotte suburbs