Israel's defence against Iran attack overnight 'likely cost over $1bn'

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Israel's defence against Iran attack overnight 'likely cost over $1bn'
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It cost Israel more than $1bn to activate its defence systems that intercepted Iran's massive drone and missile attack overnight, according to a former financial adviser to Israel's military.

"The defence tonight was on the order of 4-5bn shekels [$1-1.3bn] per night," estimated Brigadier General Reem Aminoach in an interview with Ynet news.

"If we're talking about ballistic missiles that need to be brought down with an Arrow system, cruise missiles that need to be brought down with other missiles, and UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles], which we actually bring down mainly with fighter jets," he said.

"Then add up the costs - $3.5m for an Arrow missile, $1m for a David's Sling, such and such costs for jets. An order of magnitude of 4-5bn shekels."

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You either didn’t read the article or didn’t t read what I said. The numbers are similar to mine. Yet the article doesn’t address what I stated. A citation is supposed to prove a point. With was it would increase taxes which the article confirms would happen but doesn’t quantify it.

Also with the drop in wages for doctors and nurses, we would face another shortage.

The Abstract ALONE claims the opposite.

You’re using words hoping people will believe you because you’re saying them like an asshole talking down to children.

To your “lower pay” point that’s not necessarily true and the article explains the how.

The savings to providers alone would be double the “decrease” in pay, again pay would only go down through a grift.

The abstract is not the article and no it doesn’t talk of the increased taxes. That’s further in the article.

If you’d read the article you’d see it prove my claim. Touché

My claim is most people will pay less, my claim has been that from the beginning.

The study I linked makes that argument.

There are countless others.

AFTER the article makes mention of government revenue increase it then informs how that increase in taxes revenue would result in a net decrease for the actual average person.

Your taxes might go up more than you pay into your health plan and it’s telling that you can’t see past your own nose to the point.

My claim is most people will pay less, my claim has been that from the beginning.

Your cite doesn’t make that claim. It’s not addressed in the article. They are taking total cost and dividing by the population.

It also has nothing to do with what i stated. I said our taxes would go up which the article confirms.

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