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Saudi Arabia predicts budget deficit as it funnels money into gigaprojects (www.ft.com)

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (9 children)

The wisdom of these gigprojects in the middle of a desert aside, it would be awesome more governments would stop trying to run themselves into the ground for profit. Because who the fuck is benefiting if a country is taking more in taxes then they are providing their citizens in services?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Which countries are running on a profit, exactly?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Loads of countries have budget surpluses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I asked which ones. Denmark has a surplus, but that's accidental and no one's trying to keep it that way.

And if you're about to give Qatar as an example, the point is moot.

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