Comments on: Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael of Agudas Yisrael to Discuss Cuts in Monthly Child Allowances

By: M

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 02:33:41 +0000

It’s interesting that these moetzes meeting are always about something political/administrative. Has anyone ever heard about them meeting to discuss Torah?

By: EY Mom

EY Mom — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:09:09 +0000

One of the reasons that the chareidi parties are so insistent about the monthly child allowance is that that money is the ONLY break that large families have here in EY.

Contrary to what the left-wing media in EY would have everyone believe, the vast majority of large chareidi families have both parents working. The income bracket for not paying income tax is incredibly low here – and unlike the U.S., there is virtually no reduction for children. By virtually I mean this: no matter how many children a family has, they only get a tax break for those under the age of 2 or 3.

So for frum families, the monthly allowance – while it is far, far less than it once was – is the only break they get.

By: lbj

lbj — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:25:54 +0000

The chareidim don’t hold power in the coalition and that is not what they bargained for in talks. They bargained to stop the reductions and based on that agreement they joined the coalition. They can no take a back seat on this matter.

Other coalition partners got power as well so reductions is not the key for those parties. For the chareidim those funds were the main stipulation for joining.

By: silentmoishe

silentmoishe — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:30:45 +0000

The chareidim ran for office and agreed to enter the coalition for the purpose if havinr the government restore previous cuts. Now they agree instead to additional cuts.

One thing can be said for the chareidi (and probably many other politicians) is that they don’t just stand on principle, they actually crush it!

By: zionflag

zionflag — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:51:10 +0000

#2 BTW just for your knowledge, there are others outside the Chareidi world that will receive the same reduction.

By: zionflag

zionflag — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:49:14 +0000

Tirtza,,,,glad there are those that see the forest and not only the trees or saplings.

When there is an overall budget reduction in the workplace, school or home, EVERYONE that includes everyone suffers from the same percentage reduction. The lower-salaried secretary pay check is reduced as is the CEO. This is not blatant anything except budget balancing.

By: karlbenmarx

karlbenmarx — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:15:13 +0000

all chareidim should go on a tax strike to protest this blatant anti-Chareidi law.

By: tirtza

tirtza — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:41:00 +0000

The Belze position is the most reasonable because a proportionate decrease is fair, since a decrease in the budget is needed. Plus, the coalition is not just about money but many religious status quo issues are at stake, that UTJ needs to remain in the coalition to assure that they are not threatened. There are many who voted UTJ because they are the consistent voice for Torah and not because they’ll receive funding.

Good Luck on that holdout Degel, you may, in the end both be left with nothing.