tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post2860223798024173613..comments2024-03-29T06:05:20.562+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: interesting psak from Rav SteinmanRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-48305501899864827582007-12-25T20:04:00.000+02:002007-12-25T20:04:00.000+02:00I understand your point as well, yoni, but I think...I understand your point as well, yoni, but I think it is wrong to discriminate in this fashion.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-45651444576992613942007-12-25T18:47:00.000+02:002007-12-25T18:47:00.000+02:00IMHO, although I understand what you're trying to ...IMHO, although I understand what you're trying to convey, there's NO logic in denying the discount to yeshiva students. I don't think it has to do with earning power.<BR/><BR/>It's plain and simple discrimination.Yishai Kohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063856362086673477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-39764999578819115112007-12-25T18:08:00.000+02:002007-12-25T18:08:00.000+02:00There is some logic to denying this discount to ye...There is some logic to denying this discount to yeshiva students. As a group, people with a college education have more earning power, and therefore contributes more (financially) to the country. Therefore, there is some economic sense in giving someone from the group a financial break.<BR/><BR/>Before people get all upset, I'm not making a value call, i.e., I'm not saying that the financial contribution to the country is more important that the spiritual one made by yeshiva students (as a group). But the Egged rate gives money to a group which is going to return that money, while giving this money to yeshiva students does not have the same in-kind return.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com