fatcat
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I'd never heard of a "shoe throwers index", interesting short read. Arab unrest: Why Qatar seems immune from the Middle East's revolutionary fever. - By Elizabeth Weingarten - Slate Magazine
If I were a citizen of Qatar, I wouldn't protest, either. $150K per capita income (world's highest), no income tax, 0.5% unemployment, healthcare and college education provided, 14 percent (!) of the world's natural gas reserves, and a boss who loves drag racing.
Sounds like heaven. Free education, healthcare and no income taxes. Awesome country lol
Sounds like heaven. Free education, healthcare and no income taxes. Awesome country lol
Sounds like the best of both political worlds to me. The liberals would love the entitlements and the conservatives would love not having to pay income tax. Something for everyone.
Sounds like the best of both political worlds to me. The liberals would love the entitlements and the conservatives would love not having to pay income tax. Something for everyone.
Actually, no normal country could exist with such a system. But Qatar ain't normal. When a country the size of Rhode Island sits on 5 trillion dollars' worth of proven oil and gas reserves, it can provide its' citizens with a few perks.
No wonder Sheik Khalid has a nice race team...
Now if they could only do something about the weather. Oh, wait they're working on that too:
Qatar World Cup to Introduce Floating Artificial Cloud to Keep Pitch Cool During Triple-Digit Temperatures - Daily Blend - NESN.com