That's a fair point. I still believe that exploring space is a worthwhile endeavor for humanity, though as you point out it shouldn't come out of the pockets of taxpayers. That's why I appreciate SpaceX, which can launch and explore at a fraction of a cost, without stealing from citizens.

Happy #Tuesday #nostriches and #austriches !

Remember, taxation no matter the words or mental gymnastics they use to justify it, is theft. Always has been, always will be.

Just because they promise to use the money for "good", doesn't change the fact that it is taken by force.

If things are important. People will pay for them.

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Up until 2021:

The United States supports Israel with $3.8 billion annually in "direct" military aid, as part of a 10-year, $38 billion agreement signed in 2016. This is the largest foreign military aid package ever given by the U.S. to any country.

💡 Unveiling the Numbers: U.S. Military Support to Israel Explained

Did you know the United States provides Israel with approximately $4.7 billion in military support every year? 🤔 That's about $12.9 million per day! Let's break down where this massive amount goes and what it means. 📊

🌐 Total Annual Support: $4.7 Billion

Monthly: ~$393 million

Weekly: ~$90.7 million

Daily: ~$12.9 million

1️⃣ Direct Military Aid: $3.8 Billion Annually

A. Foreign Military Financing (FMF): $3.3 Billion

💰 Monthly: ~$275 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$63.5 million

🕒 Daily: ~$9 million

🛡️ Purpose: Allows Israel to purchase U.S. military equipment and services.

B. Missile Defense Funding: $500 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$41.7 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$9.6 million

🕒 Daily: ~$1.37 million

🛡️ Purpose: Supports Israel's missile defense systems like the Iron Dome.

2️⃣ Indirect Military Support: $915 Million Annually

A. Additional Missile Defense Funding: $150 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$12.5 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$2.88 million

🕒 Daily: ~$411,000

🛡️ Purpose: Extra funds beyond formal agreements for missile defense enhancements.

B. War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I): $100 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$8.33 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$1.92 million

🕒 Daily: ~$274,000

🛡️ Purpose: U.S. military equipment stored in Israel for emergencies.

C. Excess Defense Articles (EDA): $50 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$4.17 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$962,000

🕒 Daily: ~$137,000

🛡️ Purpose: Surplus U.S. military equipment provided at reduced or no cost.

D. Joint Military Exercises: $30 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$2.5 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$577,000

🕒 Daily: ~$82,000

🛡️ Purpose: Combined training operations to enhance readiness and interoperability.

E. Research & Development Collaboration: $25 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$2.08 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$481,000

🕒 Daily: ~$68,500

🛡️ Purpose: Joint development of advanced military technologies.

F. Loan Guarantee Savings: $10 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$833,000

🗓️ Weekly: ~$192,000

🕒 Daily: ~$27,400

🛡️ Purpose: Savings from reduced interest rates due to U.S. loan guarantees.

G. Defense Contracts Revenue: $200 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$16.67 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$3.85 million

🕒 Daily: ~$548,000

🛡️ Purpose: Revenue for Israeli companies participating in U.S. defense contracts.

H. Intelligence Sharing Value: $50 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$4.17 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$962,000

🕒 Daily: ~$137,000

🛡️ Purpose: Strategic benefits from shared intelligence operations.

I. Tax Expenditure from Donations: $300 Million

💰 Monthly: ~$25 million

🗓️ Weekly: ~$5.77 million

🕒 Daily: ~$822,000

🛡️ Purpose: Tax revenue forgone due to U.S. citizens' tax-deductible donations to Israeli organizations.

📊 Visualizing the Support

🔍 Why Does This Matter?

- Fiscal Impact: Understanding where taxpayer money goes helps promote transparency and informed discussions on budget priorities.

- Strategic Alliance: Highlights the depth of the U.S.-Israel relationship and its implications for foreign policy and regional stability.

- Economic Considerations: Raises questions about the allocation of resources and potential alternative uses for these funds.

💭 What Are Your Thoughts?

Do these figures surprise you? Should there be changes in how military aid is allocated? Share your opinions below! Let's engage in a constructive conversation. 🗣️💬

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𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2021. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰: 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 (𝘊𝘙𝘚), 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘮 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 (𝘚𝘐𝘗𝘙𝘐), 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 (𝘎𝘈𝘖), 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 (𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴), 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘍𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 (𝘍𝘈𝘚), 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 (𝘊𝘚𝘐𝘚), 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘊𝘍𝘙), 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭, 𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺, 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦, 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 (𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯-𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦), 𝘜.𝘚.-𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 (𝘜.𝘚. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦), 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 (𝘈𝘐𝘗𝘈𝘊), 𝘑 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢), 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 (𝘐𝘔𝘍), 𝘙𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨, 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘏𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘻, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘈𝘭-𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺.

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