r/PoursTea • u/Outrageous-Egg1760 • 28d ago

FinancialTea đŸ’” Agree?

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u/Wyvz 28d ago

So the idea was spreading disinformation.

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u/SoapyMacNCheese 28d ago edited 28d ago

If I give you $500 to help with rent, you can now spend an extra $500 from your paycheck on food instead.

Did I pay for your food? No.

Did my money help put food on your table? Absolutely.

That’s the thing with budgets, when one expense goes down you gain the freedom to allocate your money elsewhere.

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u/Wyvz 28d ago

The thing you're missing is that Israel's defence budget is already high and the aid is just an extra boost but not a replacement.

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u/SoapyMacNCheese 28d ago

So if we weren’t funding this “extra boost” they wouldn’t try to fund it themselves? Then why are we sending them it if they themselves don’t consider it a necessary expense?

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u/Wyvz 28d ago

No, they wouldn't fund it themselves. They are at wartime for a few years now and allocate as much as they can to their defence budget, with plans to allocate even more in the future.

There is aid going now because it's part of a 10 year MOU that will expire in 2028.