Economists warn against massive cash transfer to Haredim
300 senior economists have warned in a letter of the grave damage that will be caused by the transfer of unprecedented sums to to the Haredim and called on the government to reconsider.
Among other things, they said that the Haredi public’s inability to integrate into the modern job market will hurt, first and foremost, the Haredi public’s economic situation, as it will lower the chances of ultra-Orthodox adults earning a dignified living , increasing poverty among the community.
KAN’s Mark Weiss spoke with one of the economists who signed the letter, Prof Avishai Braverman, an economics…
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