tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4024182588683898811..comments2024-03-29T06:05:20.562+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: I gave EO too much creditRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-52039468611384307022007-07-05T15:56:00.000+03:002007-07-05T15:56:00.000+03:00I dont think there will be elections any time soon...I dont think there will be elections any time soon.. for the simple reason that israeli's are sick of the whole election carnival and realize that no matter who they vote.. they get a crook!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-23914555014604552932007-07-05T12:37:00.000+03:002007-07-05T12:37:00.000+03:00So it looks like Olmert is getting the quiet he wa...So it looks like Olmert is getting the quiet he wants by putting yes-men in place.<BR/>The problem with this is that the gov't is now an echo chamber, telling itself what it wants to hear, and not what it needs to hear.<BR/>We need elections now.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314897574215489135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-80793163763733606122007-07-05T11:25:00.000+03:002007-07-05T11:25:00.000+03:00defense is just as important, if not more. but, te...defense is just as important, if not more. but, technically, he did not appoint peretz as defense minister. technically he gave it labor who chooses which minister goes where. Granted, he is an idiot because he knew, and approved, that peretz would take the dm, but technically it was not his own appointment.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-80128549041277083902007-07-05T10:59:00.000+03:002007-07-05T10:59:00.000+03:00"but I figured this time with so much heat on him"..."but I figured this time with so much heat on him"<BR/><BR/>you can't fall as low as he's fallen. he reached such low approval ratings and yet his government remained in power. this proved to him he can get away with anything. <BR/><BR/>"and the Finance Ministry being such an important position"<BR/><BR/>as opposed to defense?Lion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1040346373163611322007-07-05T07:11:00.000+03:002007-07-05T07:11:00.000+03:00ari - yeah I know, but I figured this time with so...ari - yeah I know, but I figured this time with so much heat on him, and the Finance Ministry being such an important position, he would appoint the one candidate who at least had some qualifications. Granted, even if he appointed Sheetrit it would not have been because he was qualified but as a way of silencing him, but I would have thought his qualifications would have been the extra push for Olmert..Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-50777236515596775462007-07-05T06:07:00.000+03:002007-07-05T06:07:00.000+03:00it is isn't like olmert has a history of appointin...it is isn't like olmert has a history of appointing ministers who are qualified for their positions.Lion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-73331676135983135612007-07-05T02:12:00.000+03:002007-07-05T02:12:00.000+03:00Rafi,Depends.. sure my electro chanan fan still wo...Rafi,<BR/>Depends.. sure my electro chanan fan still works, and my heaters work.. so does my kum kum.. but i'd NEVER buy say a israeli coffee burr grinder.. or israeli company computer accessories..<BR/><BR/>When you go to america, stop by walmart.. see how horrible the healthcare products we have here.. we have like 5 choices of toothpaste here.. same goes for toothbrushes, soap, body wash, shampoo etc..<BR/><BR/>And thats a multi trillion dollar line right there.. so i'm spoiled and like garnier fructis and old spice..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-40108053846686557532007-07-04T23:19:00.000+03:002007-07-04T23:19:00.000+03:00mizellie - interesting thou8ght. However, Bar-On i...mizellie - interesting thou8ght. However, Bar-On is very smart and competent. he is just not qualified specifically for the Finance Ministry....<BR/><BR/>elchonon - I got my degree in finance but already know nothing about it anymore...<BR/>I buy plenty of Israeli goods and while, yes, they are more expensive, the quality is usually pretty good....Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-29526164634227697002007-07-04T21:59:00.000+03:002007-07-04T21:59:00.000+03:00oops I meant "causing a reduction in the price of ...oops I meant "causing a reduction in the price of imported goods" why is it that nochi dankner and yitzchak teshuva can make billions here and the rest of this place is poor ?<BR/><BR/>Read the walmart story and the jetblue story.. its very simply feasible.. i'd do it with the right partners!<BR/><BR/>I'm a fan of small business, I am a small business!! <BR/><BR/>and all we have is taxation.. WHERE IS MY REPESENTATION?!?!? all the corrupted and crooked keneset members represent is their wallets..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-77474954874607781972007-07-04T21:51:00.000+03:002007-07-04T21:51:00.000+03:00Rafi,With your finance degree he should have apoin...Rafi,<BR/>With your finance degree he should have apointed you lol. I have no degree in anything but I could tell you in 5 seconds what this country needs:<BR/><BR/>Conservative!! thats right.. cut this bloated up government!! lower the astronomical taxes.. lower the meches dammit!!<BR/><BR/>So look, big government wasting our money, high taxes, high priced consumer items.. low wages... you see why this place sucks.<BR/><BR/>If they slashed import taxes, thus causing a reduction in imported goods.. which will pose a significant threat to israeli manufactured crap.. it will cause manfacturers in israel to start making better products at lower prices and create healthy competition..<BR/><BR/>Only very rarely do I pay for expensive israeli crap.. the rest I have brought in from the US... and my desktop mother board fried.. i'll end up paying 50-100$ here to have it fixed.. only because the comp guy is a good friend of mine and i'm not interested in buying a mother board on ebay and having to get it brought here.. but still its 25$ on ebay..<BR/><BR/>But as a seller of computer related items, I flip out when I see them selling some mouse or webcam for like 5 - 10 times more than what i sell it for..<BR/><BR/>Its patheticwhat consumer items cost, why cant some shmuck just import the crap straight from china ?!?!? who's geting the 300% markups ?!?!? <BR/><BR/>We need something in the style of walmart, tell the shnooks where to shove it, built a warehouse, import yourself and keep it under 35% markup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-44116728300965967542007-07-04T19:17:00.000+03:002007-07-04T19:17:00.000+03:00Highly competent and secure people tend to surroun...Highly competent and secure people tend to surround themselves by the smartest, most qualified people they can find. People who are incompetent and/or insecure tend to surround themselves with people who they believe will make them look good by comparison.<BR/><BR/>'Nuff said.We're the ones who have to put up with themhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053331977465408238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-91161723487728647702007-07-04T17:47:00.000+03:002007-07-04T17:47:00.000+03:00yeah. I was staying away from that one. I think it...yeah. I was staying away from that one. I think it is a bad appointment and he will get a lot of flak for it, but Ramon is highly qualified and I think a lot of that case was fluff...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-53684431243766045842007-07-04T17:19:00.000+03:002007-07-04T17:19:00.000+03:00Roni Bar-On is a criminal lawyer with no backgroun...Roni Bar-On is a criminal lawyer with no background whatsoever in finance and no known socio-economic agenda to speak of. His one and only qualification is that he is loyal to Olmert. <BR/><BR/>You also forget to mention the new Vice Premier, Chaim Ramon who is a newly convicted criminal.blukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.com