Security tax
Hello Rabbi,
What do you think about collecting a security tax from everyone who does not serve in the IDF, thereby financing expensive defense systems and hiring a private army for defense missions?
Ostensibly, such a tax would solve the problems that the Haredim have with the “conscription decree,” because: (a) there is no danger to spirituality/Haredi women; (b) it is not a punishment like the various sanctions, but only funding defense needs instead of actual service; (c) it can be imposed equally on everyone who does not conscript, and thus there is no claim of intentional discrimination against Haredim.
I suppose you’ll argue that the evil Haredim will avoid this too, etc., but if it were shown that they would agree to such a solution – do you think it’s a good idea?
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Sanctions come as a punishment for refusing to enlist, and in the current situation, the sanctions are imposed for some reason only on Haredim and not on everyone who does not serve, so that the State of Israel is essentially declaring a struggle against the Haredi public. On the other hand, if a tax is imposed to finance defense (on everyone who does not serve and not just Haredim), it does not come as a punishment but as a means of financing security needs, so that there is no struggle here, but only a demand for funding like the rest of the state's needs.
To be honest, I'm pretty tired of the absurd arguments and lies being spread by Haredim in these discussions. The sanctions aren't just imposed on Haredim. Where did you see that? They're about sanctions on anyone who doesn't enlist. There are sanctions on institutions that educate against enlistment and help evade it. Such institutions are found mainly among Haredim.
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