Shraga, why vacillate about MK Lipman only? Others are gouging us Israelis for less-noble reasons without a moment of reflection, let alone regret. Start with employers who shove as much of your (under)pay as possible into “benefits,” for which you don’t get pension credit. Continue with the Lands Administration and its artificial inflation of land prices. Keep going to the builder of your apartment, who jacked up its price by shuffling his work crews from project to project instead of finishing the work swiftly. Now look at the ports, classic examples of monopoly overcharging and inefficiency that raises the prices of all imports. Closer to home is the fellow who fixes your appliances and lets you pay cash under the table. You’re paying his taxes on top of yours and mine. Etc. Etc. Why single out MK Lipman?
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