Don Brash has made that point on a number of occasions while also reminding us that one certain dissenter, Rob Muldoon, was hospitalised at the time. However, it is also the case that despite the bipartisan support evident on the evening of the vote, both major political parties struggled to reach positions where they could support the passage of the Bill.
In 2006, for example, the poverty rate among families with no wage-earner was about 76 percent; among families with one breadwinner, about 37 percent; and among families with two breadwinners, about 4 percent. These figures paint a very clear picture. Poverty in Israel, however, is closely related to Israel’s demographic features.