Ilyan Marshak was outraged when he heard that Bank Leumi would forgive as much as $42 million in debt owed by companies controlled by Nochi Dankner, one of Israel's so-called oligarchs-a reference to the group of 20 families that control about 50 percent of the value of the Tel Aviv stock exchange. Marshak wanted to know why a rich man was getting a break while he worked odd jobs to pay off about 100,000 shekels ($27,600) of debt."These tycoons are getting bargains because of their influence in our economy, and that comes at the expense of the public," says the 28-year-old Tel Aviv resident.
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