vashtischwartz: How is the government forcing poverty on people? That’s nonsense. On the contrary, people in poverty get public funds and don’t pay taxes. That serves no ones benefit.
You can’t blame the government for peer pressure against getting the necessary skills, working and making a decent living. You have to have skills that people are willing to pay for.
How many Chareidim are being forced into the army? So far, NONE! It is a law in Israel that everyone of age serves in the army. Full-time Yeshiva students have been exempt all these years. Many Rabbonim have said, that if you’re not learning, you should serve.
What you are saying that a Chareidi who is NOT learning shouldn’t have to make the same commitment as everyone else. How is that justifiable? They also have the option of Sheirut Leumi, of doing community service in their own neighborhoods. Let everyone else’s children make the sacrifices, afterall, you’re better than they are.
So your answer is; don’t work, don’t support your family, don’t learn and don’t do community service. Let everyone else do everything for you and they should pay you for the privilege of taking care of you. Then blame them that you’re in poverty because they can’t afford to do more for you.
That makes sense!