the original comment which made the claim that rich people don ' t pay taxesLiterally then yes , argumentatively then no . <| sep |> Israel is our closest ally in the region . I believe in being friends with anyone , but allies to nobody . They fight radical Islam all the time . Good for them . Given where they are geographically , of course they do . Being an ally with someone attacking Islam is a good way to make enemies . Their tech contributions to the world are so great you ' re probably using technology made in Israel right now and don ' t know it . I work in security , and am well aware of the Israeli contributions . It ' s still irrelevant it is not the job of the US to play world police , nor does the US have any business compelling anyone to do business with Israel against their will .