What is the "Kosher Tax"
The “Kosher Tax” is the idea that all food consumers (Jewish and non-Jewish) are “forced” to pay a “tax” to Jews when they buy groceries that contain a kosher symbol, and that those funds go to fund some nefarious Jewish/Zionist causes.
Is Such a Thing Real?
No. There is no such thing as a “kosher tax.”
The “kosher tax” is a canard.
The idea is that Jews “force” companies to apply for kosher certification and then pass the cost of that certification onto non-Jews.
The reality of the situation is as follows:
- No one is “forced” to apply for kosher certification. The Jew-haters will tell you that companies are pressured to become kosher, lest they be accused of being antisemitic. This, of, course, is nonsense, in that there are *plenty* of products available for purchase in the United States that are not kosher, and there is no one calling them “antisemitic” or “pressuring” them to become kosher.
- It’s not a “tax” as it has nothing to do with the government.
- It’s a marketing decision made by companies. Each company decides if they want to make their product available to the market of people who keep kosher. If it makes sense for them to do so financially, they will. If it doesn’t, they won’t.
- There is a cost involved in certification, but it is minuscule when compared to the products involved. It was estimated a while back that the cost amounted to fractions of pennies per product. Kosher certification does not cause the price of products to rise, as any cost is usually made up for by the added sales the company makes. (Note: It is true that kosher certified meat can be more expensive, due to extra costs involved, but aside from a few well-known and easily identifiably Jewish brands [Hebrew National, etc.], you won’t find kosher meat in a standard supermarket meat section).
- Companies view this as a marketing cost and, as such, it’s no different than the fee paid to the graphic designer who made the packaging or the advertising manager.
Jew haters will likely try to tell you that the fees involved are going to some nefarious plot — whether it be to fund activities in Israel, or to further nefarious “Jewish plots” around the world. The fact is that most certification entities are non-profits and the costs involves go towards the running of the organization: paying the workers, keeping the lights on, etc