tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post5678634234437857478..comments2023-11-02T12:16:19.495+02:00Comments on The Jewish Worker: Why is Charedi poverty in Israel getting worse? blukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-28737935523620730262014-12-30T19:19:50.109+02:002014-12-30T19:19:50.109+02:00JW,
So to summarise, haredi society will at some ...JW,<br /><br />So to summarise, haredi society will at some point implode due to lack of funding? Unless taxpayers come to the rescue , which is the other part of the equation and will inevitably increase tensions with non haredi society . I guess whilst in the long term is equally as unsustainable, it might work for a while, but it would drain Israel of crucial resources which could better used elsewhere.<br /><br /> I'm not too sure how non Jewish countries such as the US , Canada or UK would deal with paying for welfare for people whilst they continue studying Torah and not getting any secular education and not contributing much in return: it'll be interesting to see if the diaspora community respond differently compared to the Israeli haredi, as they don't have the ability to legislate and form part of the government like they do in Israel.blukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-46334538234310180342014-12-30T16:33:36.892+02:002014-12-30T16:33:36.892+02:00Exactly. This is nothing new. It seems to me (in d...Exactly. This is nothing new. It seems to me (in discussion with charedi individuals about this) that the effect is real but is pooh-poohed away because its manifestation is slow and gradual. Charedi society doesn't always do a stellar job at recognize the slow and gradual, everything is "in the moment", so to speak.blukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.com