There are things that are not counted in statistics, do not appear in multi-line graphs, and do not form part of a weighting of data by government ministries, commentators and academics.
But against the backdrop of recent price increases and the economic hyperactivity that the epidemic has brought with it, things are becoming commonplace.
These are not transparent people, but transparent moments, in which a working person arrives at the cash register and discovers that his credit card has not been transferred;
Parents decide to give up dental care or a child communication clinician;
A citizen in distress decides to discontinue physical or mental care;
An elderly person gives up heating in the winter for a few days.
All of these paint a reality that may not fit into any table and as if it never happened, but is felt in the most tangible way by more and more households in the country.
Israel is not a poor country.
Tens, and also many of those who are not perceived or defined as rich, live in it a life of blessed comfort, and will continue to live so along with the rise in price of almost all basic products at a sharp rate.
Severe economic crises and waves are almost a fate, part of the world's constant rotation.
Even unwise consumerism and the ability to reduce spending, or even impose sanctions on companies that deserve it, are something that needs improvement for almost all of us.
Still, the current situation is not routine.
Over the past two years, freelancers and employees have been moving in the arena in a boxing match against official and informal closures, open and closed skies and child isolations that have disrupted life inside the home and business - all the result of government policy and directives.
Now came the price increases, giving the final knockout to those who survived.
And no one seems to care.
The citizen who works, serves and pays taxes is currently at the bottom of the food chain.
He suffers from "educational" tax increases such as the tax on sugary drinks and disposable utensils, which the elected officials who passed them are seen photographed sipping cola from disposable cups at official meetings.
He carries on his back a cumbersome and inefficient public sector, watches inflated governments and absurd job-sewing, and is trapped in a battle between monopolies and lobbyists, who do everything in their power to harm competition that can reduce our spending.
Instead of compensation - the citizen is sent to change professions.
Instead of reducing the tax burden, laws are passed that benefit the lucky ones who are entitled to budgetary pensions.
Instead of effective treatment and an attempt to curb the cost of living - elected officials throw the blame on the food companies, who throw it at the importers, who point the finger of blame at global events and return the hot and overpriced potato to the government.
In the power corridors of Israeli politics and commerce, the little man whose line of credit has been closed is an abstract and distant creature.
Rising prices for electricity, fuel, public transport and what not - pushed masses from the giving side to the receiving side - are unimportant events from another country.
Transparent events that no one sees, and it also seems that no one really cares about them.
And can be understood.
After all, they are not counted in tables, not drawn on graphs and can not indicate distrust.
These are just citizens who are having a hard time, which is a much less expensive thing than keeping the chairs.
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