zahavasdad – enough of your ignorant hatred.
Many people who learn in kollel support themselves quite well without the paltry stipend from the government (approximately 700 nis/month – less than $200!) and pay taxes as well.
I can give you endless examples of people like this. I’ll start with myself.
My husband has been learning in kollel for about 13 years. I work as a computer programmer (as do many of my friends). We have rental income – which many do as well. we pay income tax, property tax, bituach leumi, mas briut and vat.
Most of us live much more simply than those who aspire to higher incomes. We don’t have a car or go on vacations or buy luxury items. We have everything we need b’h. It will not be the gov’t which will break us – we rely on hash-m for our parnassah.
Lapid is a sly character who is trying to charm the chareidim and he will never succeed with the majority.