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faced with expropriation, the sisters also sold their home. >> it was painful, very sad, like givingp our past and our history year. >> they got a good price, and they are happy that the new building on their former property is a public library, but that could not make up for losing their home. meanwhile, the housing prices in the area had exploded. only the wealthy can afford to buy here. today, only a few of the old houses remain. the mayor gives tours of the village. for him, the changes are a sign of progress. >> they work -- there were still cows here when i was a child. the area behind the church was all pasture. 20 years ago, we had 800 residents. today, we have 10 times as many, and we are only half way down with our construction plans. >> the area is now dotted with new housing estates and hotels as far as the eye can see. financially at least, it has been a boon to the cmunity. >> our town has many public facilities. that is no coincidence. we can afford it because of all the economic development in our area. >> but that new-found wealth has also come at a price, from the p
faced with expropriation, the sisters also sold their home. >> it was painful, very sad, like givingp our past and our history year. >> they got a good price, and they are happy that the new building on their former property is a public library, but that could not make up for losing their home. meanwhile, the housing prices in the area had exploded. only the wealthy can afford to buy here. today, only a few of the old houses remain. the mayor gives tours of the village. for him, the...
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one o iae are thgh t bldhe t questionumber two, israelis are building on expropriated palestinian land. the stlement should be torn down in the land returned to its orin owners. veryrovoay bit.ace,roca nees pcefark a'wn party voted for a number two. i think that was a stunning shift. okay. it's a moment in time, a snsh, buwhy you tnk ere wuce he mira t age plipion fact, changed, and that it was not bowing to be the same kind of political suicide to anefust. they h noe ysious >> meer u'bselor. the shift. the american presides he onrtuha anyvehat president he takes on special interest groups wod pay a heavy price. the advisers have convincethem at tt ishe rli. ap sakorheew mmuns. iheen aflo at t -- and i said y polls. in fact another jewish mmunities have always bn prsse and a tro cieve aays supported a two-stage solution. >> the definitions. >> the reality i'm nalbo yog e rabbis.a and opec does not speak for the jewish comnities it does nepseheewh thisoomni. tha i,nraasome view as part of a special and all-inclusive special interest repren anced tbe ls i tnkeso . the reality is whenever
one o iae are thgh t bldhe t questionumber two, israelis are building on expropriated palestinian land. the stlement should be torn down in the land returned to its orin owners. veryrovoay bit.ace,roca nees pcefark a'wn party voted for a number two. i think that was a stunning shift. okay. it's a moment in time, a snsh, buwhy you tnk ere wuce he mira t age plipion fact, changed, and that it was not bowing to be the same kind of political suicide to anefust. they h noe ysious >> meer...
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question number two, building on expropriated palestinian land, the settlement should be torn down inthe land returned to its original owners. very provocative way of describing it. accurate maybe but provocative nonetheless. 63% of barack obama's own party voted for sentence number two. i think that was a stunning shift. is a moment in time, a snapshot but why do you think there was such reluctance in the administration to acknowledge that public opinion had in fact changed and that it was not going to be the same kind of lyrical suicide to criticize israel in a serious way, but they had not done yet and still refuse to do at? >> guest: let me go further and you're absolutely right on the polls pulse and basically the shift, the monetary shift of the american public. i think the american president, barack obama has convinced himself since the late 1960's that basically there is one particular narrative, there is onearticular view that any president that takes on special interest groups will pay a heavy price. they have convinced him that the jewish community -- this is in a way, whic
question number two, building on expropriated palestinian land, the settlement should be torn down inthe land returned to its original owners. very provocative way of describing it. accurate maybe but provocative nonetheless. 63% of barack obama's own party voted for sentence number two. i think that was a stunning shift. is a moment in time, a snapshot but why do you think there was such reluctance in the administration to acknowledge that public opinion had in fact changed and that it was not...
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however, the idea of taking, expropriating money and the capital base, eventually we are broke, like you said. if you don't have capital, the wages will not go up and the continued progress cannot go up. a question is, i don't know how he reached the opinion that we were not broke. >> the reference to the comment, i think we were disagreeing on what it meant to be broke. i think the government is broke. there is a distinction there. the problem is, the government has its hand in your wallet and has the opportunity to access all of your wealth. if you look at it from the perspective of being broke, we do have resources to travel in the and do things we want to. we are not broke in that sense. i meant that the budgetary imbalance, the difference between what the state has a statutory of obligation to pay in terms of future benefits, medicare, social security in a range of other things, and the expected tax revenue is staggering. at least $80 trillion and probably substantially higher. people are recalculating it to try to figure out the total budgetary imbalance. in that sense, the sta
however, the idea of taking, expropriating money and the capital base, eventually we are broke, like you said. if you don't have capital, the wages will not go up and the continued progress cannot go up. a question is, i don't know how he reached the opinion that we were not broke. >> the reference to the comment, i think we were disagreeing on what it meant to be broke. i think the government is broke. there is a distinction there. the problem is, the government has its hand in your...
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and mexico in the 1930's, when oil was expropriated by pri the government, and that was considered asymbol of national pride that the will ban was from mexico. for the same pri candidate to say they would open the state oil company to more private investment is a bit of a watershed moment. they would need a constitutional amendment really do so in a significant way -- host: it is written in the constitution they cannot open it up? guest: yes, oil is owned by the state and the would need -- significant partnership would take a constitutional amendment. host: what would that mean for the u.s.? guest: on the side of businesses in the u.s., it would open up a lot of business opportunities for u.s. auto companies who are well situated, works in the gulf of mexico, have a lot of experience there. a lot of business opportunities. it also mean greater energy for the u.s. if mexico could invest more money, privately, produce more oil, would mean the u.s. could be less dependent on oil from the middle east and rely more on its partners, neighbors canada and mexico, who are right now the no. 1
and mexico in the 1930's, when oil was expropriated by pri the government, and that was considered asymbol of national pride that the will ban was from mexico. for the same pri candidate to say they would open the state oil company to more private investment is a bit of a watershed moment. they would need a constitutional amendment really do so in a significant way -- host: it is written in the constitution they cannot open it up? guest: yes, oil is owned by the state and the would need --...
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and, however, the idea of spoliation and taking really expropriating money from the capital base with spoliation. eventually, you know, we are broke, like you said. i mean, because if you don't have capital, the wages will go up and the continued progress can't go up. so my question is, i don't know how he reached the opinion that we were to broke. >> the reference of course to professor steve land birds comment, i think -- steven landsburg's comment, i think would disagree on what it meant to be broke but i don't think we are broke. i do think the government is broke. there's a distinction there. the problem is the government has its hands in your wallet. and has the opportunity to access all of your wealth. if you look at from the perspective of being broke, we do have resources to travel and eat into things we want to we are not broke in that sense. what i am it is the budgetary imbalance. that is, the difference between what the state has the stature to, not mrs. reconstitution but statutory obligation to pay in terms of future benefits or medicare, social security, a wide range o
and, however, the idea of spoliation and taking really expropriating money from the capital base with spoliation. eventually, you know, we are broke, like you said. i mean, because if you don't have capital, the wages will go up and the continued progress can't go up. so my question is, i don't know how he reached the opinion that we were to broke. >> the reference of course to professor steve land birds comment, i think -- steven landsburg's comment, i think would disagree on what it...