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You can’t have it both ways...
July 3, 2019 3:25 pm

That’s right. When you take a “partner” (the government) into your “business” (parnossa through: Welfare/WIC, Food stamps, Medicaid, Section 8, etc.), especially in such a big way, then logically, they also have a big “say” in your lack of “career” education that leads to their greater expense. All the fancy articulation in response to that reality, is just plain disingenuous. BTW – In the old country, the government certainly didn’t pay any of your bills (and communism thereafter, wasn’t a choice people could deny). But here and now, we want all the government social welfare benefits, but then cry uncle… Read more »

we are having it the fair equal way
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July 3, 2019 4:30 pm

…actually not everyone attending private Jewish schools is on welfare. government welfare is part of the cause of dependency on government, when you receive welfare you can afford to pay more in real estate, without welfare the demand for housing would be less as less people would be able to afford it, which in turn brings prices down to be more affordable. Government regulations make life more expensive. At the same time why are we worse than everyone else who is on welfare just because we are religious? why should Illegal undocumented immigrants get a free education, but religious tax… Read more »

rights
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July 3, 2019 7:46 pm

the gov maybe have the right (technically) to impose its curiculum.
but it would be terrible policy even from a secular democratic liberal perspective. also alot of the motivation for attempting new rules is anti religious and even antisemitism.
certainly religious jews have the right and duty to put pressure and fight this in every legal way possible.

You certainly can't
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July 4, 2019 7:36 pm

100% correct

What guidelines?
July 3, 2019 4:36 pm

What exactly are these new revised guidelines please post.

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