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1. There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens.
2. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans given to all its citizens at zero percent interest by law.
3. Having a home considered a human right in Libya.
4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 dinar (U.S.$50,000) by the government to buy their first apartment so to help start up the family.
5. Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25 percent of Libyans were literate. Today, the figure is 83 percent.
6. Should Libyans want to take up farming career, they would receive farming land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and livestock to kickstart their farms are all for free.
7. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they need, the government funds them to go abroad, for it is not only paid for, but they get a U.S.$2,300/month for accommodation and car allowance.
8. If a Libyan buys a car, the government subsidizes 50 percent of the price.
9. The price of petrol in Libya is $0.14 per liter.
10. Libya has no external debt and its reserves amounting to $150 billion are now frozen globally.
11. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation the state would pay the average salary of the profession, as if he or she is employed, until employment is found.
12. A portion of every Libyan oil sale is credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.
13. A mother who gives birth to a child receive U.S.$5,000.
14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $0.15.
15. 25 percent of Libyans have a university degree.
16. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project, known as the Great Man made River project, to make water readily available throughout the desert country
Such a sweet, loving tribute to a decent, honorable human being who had nothing but delight and beneficence in his rule. His generosity and open-heartedness to terrorist organizations, his kooky megalomania, his shushing of political opponents inside and outside of Libya; what a crazy, fun guy.
Such a sweet, loving tribute to a decent, honorable human being who had nothing but delight and beneficence in his rule. His generosity and open-heartedness to terrorist organizations, his kooky megalomania, his shushing of political opponents inside and outside of Libya; what a crazy, fun guy.
From my understanding, a 'blog' is simply a web page set up, for a few dollars, by an individual, who then proceeds to post his or her opinions, etc.
Yet, it seems that many posters herein seem to believe that "if you read it on a blog, it must be true!"
The reason I bring it us is because I was reading in The New Yorker an article by a journalist (English) who had lived in Iraq, and he certainly did not describe the 'paradise on earth' alleged by the 'blog'. Indeed, the journalist would, no doubt, reading the list would wonder just what country the 'blogger' was talking about. Indeed, the journalist noted that Gadaffi had gutted virtually all of the administrations of government, save for the Oil ministry.
Could there be some truth to some of the things said in the linked 'blog'? Perhaps. I seem to recall that after Gadaffi came to power (I was 14 then) he made a lot of noise about the benefits that will shower on his people. I doubt, however, that most of them actually came about.
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