Imagine that same orthodox community- changing nothing - in a secular American community. We have it here & it's a thing.
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Religious school, charters & homeschooling bankrupted the school budget. They study the Torah & do not work so, food stamps, etc.
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It is the largest orthodox community outside Israel & there is a lot of tension in surrounding towns it's overflowing into.
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People who object to them not paying taxes (we pay the most in US) or such a large community becoming a drain on resources are anti semitic
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Towns had to pass a do not knock law because ppl felt harassed by attempts to expand their community - in trying to buy homes not for sale.
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Interesting. Wikipedia has it as 9.9% but growing rapidly, compared to other groups.
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