(Of course, Mr. Propper would
have a lot to lose if the minimum
wage were raised. The food in-
dustry — along with textiles,
agriculture and construction —
is among the country's lowest-
paying sectors.)
When Mr. Elul and his allies
argued that the ranks of Israel's
working poor were expanding,
while big business was continu-
ing to get billions of dollars in an-
nual government "job-creation"
benefits, the prime minister got
up from his chair and stormed
out of the meeting. "Whatever we
build, you destroy," he told the
Labor Party's economic left.
`There is no difference between
the Labor government's econom-
ic policies and those of the Likud;
they are both Thatcherite," said
Dr. Linda Efroni, an authority on
Israeli salary structures and ad-
viser to various trade unions.
"The government is interested
that employees have enough
money to survive, but beyond
that, it is not interested at all."
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The economy is
booming, but for
perhaps a third of
the population, it is
crashing.
The reason so many people
come here is no accident.
Whether it's a few stitches or a broken bone,
you want the assurance that you'll be seen as an
individual. Not a number.
And when you come through these doors,
that's exactly how you'll be treated.
In our emergency department and trauma
rooms, our physicians and staff offer you
the special care and attention you'd expect
from a smaller hospital. Yet as part of
The Detroit Medical Center, affiliated with
Economic conservatives say Is-
rael's income gap is not as bad as
it seems, and to the extent the
problem does exist, it is due to the
legacy of the country's past left-
wing economic policies.
"I would argue that on the
whole, the welfare of a great
many poor Israelis has been in-
creasing significantly because
they've gotten more jobs," said
Yitzhak Klein, an expert on com-
parative political economics at
Bar-Ilan University.
"But when you expose a coun-
try to competition, some people
are going to get hurt, and in Is-
rael we're just starting on this
road," Dr. Klein continued. "The
answer to unequal income dis-
tribution is not social welfare pro-
grams:, which raise taxes and
reward people for not working.
The solution is lower taxes, low-
er government spending, and
lower tariffs to encourage people
to work and invest."
But in Israel, taxes have been
getting lower, government bud-
gets are continuing to shrink and
protective tariffs are falling —
and yet the gap between rich and
poor keeps growing. The econo-
my is booming, but for perhaps a
third of the population, it is crash-
ing. Mr. Rabin's campaign
promise to look out for the inter-
ests of the working poor has gone
by the wayside.
His new economic motto might
be, "What's good for Osem is good
for Israel."
Wayne State University, the resources available
to you are anything but small.
So no matter what brings you here, not only
will we heal your injury, we'll also ease your mind.
For more information on these and other -
services, call our Physician Referral Service at
(810) 360-3450. You'll see how easy it is to get
the right care, right here.
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