throw money at it

There is a report out there that PM Netanyahu has approved the spouse of Yisrael Katz, our Foreign Minister, to travel abroad with him at the expense of the State.
People are making a big deal about this, wasting State money, during a war, etc.
It does not bother me. This is pocket change for the State. Less than pocket change.  This is the change found in the couch cushions.
The issue is that this is what Netanyahu does when he has a problem. He throws other peoples money at it.
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