Let's clarify the Supersol issue. Supersol also owns a Chareidei Chain of Stores called "Yesh".... The products in "Yesh" are cheaper than the exact same products in Supersol.
And so the Chilonim are suing Supersol for millions of Shekel.
So what's behind the lawsuit and their anger, and why are prices cheaper at "Yesh?"
It is possible that some of these lower prices are subsidized by the higher prices of meat that Chareidim buy, or that some is subsidized by the higher prices of the same products at other branches.
Taking them to court for this is a bit populist and stupid. At the same time, populism means that the general public is unhappy, in this case with the fact that the Chareidi community is a sub-economy which appears to be at the expense of the rest of the country, and THAT needs to be dealt with.
However, the Chareidi community doesn't recognize that they are living off other people, and they are educated to interpret any criticism of their lifestyle as attacks on Torah. And THAT is the biggest problem. Until such time as Chareidim, individuals and as a group, can listen to others and hear how their life choices come at a huge cost davka to non-chareidim, we can't move anything forward.
We will move forward when Chareidim appreciate that anything anyone gets "from the government" actually comes from other people's pockets.
