However, at theheart of this is an economic truth, assuming for a moment that shopping is indeed for some set of the population a social activity rather than a hunt for desirables.
But, if you will take just a moment to read the CBO estimate, you will at least know that you are not being told thetruth by those whom you believe have your best interests at heart.
For an economy to prosper, what's needed is not a Pollyannaish faith that everyone else has your best interests at heart--"caveat emptor" remains an important truth--but a basic confidence in the promises and commitments that people make about their products and services.
Annexation would also finally free Israel's politicians and diplomats to tell thetruth about the pathological nature of Palestinian nationalism and about the rank hypocrisy and anti-Semitism at theheart of much of the international Left's campaigns on behalf of the Palestinians.