In any event there is no real danger of the Bill being derailed; it's moment of greatest danger will come after the next election (when the Bill will still be making its way through Parliament), when the next Government will have to consider whether it wants to continue with such a massive and long-term commitment.
But the Israelis have continued with their massive settlement program in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the Palestinians say they won't negotiate as long as Israel is continuing to take over their territory, so there's deadlock.
"If we continue with the massive consumption of resources, shortages will only get worse, it will become very hard to maintain stable, high-speed growth, and the economy risks declining greatly," wrote Ma Kai, director of the State Development and Reform Commission, in a sobering recent article in People's Daily, the Communist Party newspaper.
He continued: "It's a massive game.
Should they continue with massive deficits to prevent slippage back into recession?
Because of their deep bond markets and the reserve currency status of dollars, euros and the pound, nations have been able to continue with massive government deficits on top of the billions needed for bank bail-outs.
The energy that began with this march continued on 10 June, with a massive protest of 100,000 people and smaller marches in 13 other states, timed to coincide with the last round of presidential debates before the 1 July election.
The agency tried unsuccessfully to explain that the changes were being done to redesign and upgrade the website on the 60th anniversary of UNRWA but the massive protests continued, with UNRWA capitulating to the protestors' demands.
