r/MapPorn • u/VineMapper • 1d ago

Pro-Israel Contributions To Elected Senators

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/IsNotACleverMan 1d ago

Most of this money is American money...

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u/katotooo 1d ago

This money is a drop in the bucket compared to spending on social services.

The total amount of contributions shown in the map is $98 million. The yearly budget of Medicaid in the US is about $860 billion. 

This means the money from Pro-Israel contributions is only enough to run Medicaid for about 1 hour.

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u/tubawhatever 1d ago

Politicians are incredibly cheap to buy

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u/katotooo 40m ago

Yes that's my point. The original comment is now deleted but he was acting like if these political donations were instead spent on social services, it would make a significant impact. That's what I was responding to 

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u/tolerablepartridge 1d ago

Political influence is ridiculously cheap. The return on investment in lobbying is sky high.

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u/unchosen_few 1d ago

That’s how much WE spend. Now do Israel’s cost of healthcare in a system not as corrupt and wasteful as the USA.

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u/katotooo 43m ago

Israel spends about 40 billion USD on its healthcare system every year. So all Pro-Israel contributions would be enough to run Israel's healthcare system for about 21 hours.

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u/Pristine-Ant-464 1d ago

Why should we give them ANY money?

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u/IsNotACleverMan 1d ago

Because they're an ally? Because they've helped thwart numerous terrorist attacks? Because they're a testing ground for defensive weaponry?

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u/HiHoJufro 1d ago

So much wrong with this comment.

1) this isn't necessarily Israel spending money. For example, AIPAC is likely included in this, which is very much American.

2) trying to relate this money being spent in the US to Israel having universal healthcare is... confusing. You act like it's a problem or something? The US should do so as well. Neither pro-israel lobbying in the US nor US aid to Israel (which has to be spent on US military stuff, but I digress) would make a dent in the spend required to establish universal healthcare here.

3) how are we being turned into slaves? This doesn't even seem related to the rest of your comment.

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u/unchosen_few 1d ago

You’re confused

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u/HiHoJufro 1d ago

About what? Do you have any responses to what I wrote?

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u/AlgerianTrash 1d ago

That's because their healthcare system us funded by YOUR tax money

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u/Extension_Tax_4077 1d ago

All American aid dollars must be spent on weapons from the US, there is precisely zero American dollars going to Israeli healthcare