Reply To: Why is MK Litzman supporting a monopoly?

I do want to mention that I’m not trying to attack Litzman as a person. He may be very well meaning and I may be no different in his situation. I just want to question his policy. Well meaning smokers also get cancer. Litzman may win popularity contests but that only means he’s a good politician who knows what his voters want (or at least what he can get away with) not what they need. I question the role of torah guidance some of his decisions. Instead of defending him we should let him know what we believe. Why are we capitalist in America but socialist here? As Avi mentioned if the half communist Shelly Y. is praising him that is not a compliment. She’s been on record criticizing charities because they distract the state from it’s “responsibilities” giving it an excuse not to take “care” of us. Private charity must eventually inevitably come into conflict with public welfare. They are opposing systems practically competing for attention. This may not seem obvious but the mindset of blaming the government is very different from the mindset of taking care of it yourself.