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Kibbutzim in 2012: Older, wealthier
Mickey Peled, Calcalist
Published: 26.04.12, 12:10
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1. The true kibbutz is nearly dead.
Henry from New York ,   USA   (04.26.12)
Only a few still cling to the pioneering Sabra's socialist ideology. The rest have fallen to capitalism. Sure Israel is strong now, but at what cost?
2. The entire kibbutz system is one huge drag on the country
Al   (04.27.12)
They are useless, cant compete worth a damn and are nothing more than a vacum cleaner, sucking the country dry. Its time to cut them loose. They have no worth in a modern economy.
3. If the government used the money to
jason white ,   afula, israel   (04.27.12)
build both high and low tech industries in development towns and the towns of the beduin and druze that serve in the security force, it would have benefited more people.
4. Tru kibbutzim
Moshe ,   Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu   (04.28.12)
Henry, can you please explain more what you mean when you say "pioneering sabras socialist ideology?
5. All potential olim should be clear - there are no kibbutzim
Warner   (04.28.12)
Not for you potential oleh, so forget about it.
6. Al, some kibbutzes do very well..
Sharon ,   Netanya   (04.29.12)
Some are very rich and expand, keep the youth and take in people who would otherwise rot in the cities and be on unemployment, costing me money. People abroad in Canada like yourself are not really in a position to comment on the whole system. In any case, moshavim cannot take up the difference for all the produce kibbutzim produce in the fields.
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