Originally Posted by dazzling

Life In Libya Under Gadhafi....

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 0% interest by law.
3. Home considered a human right in Libya ? Gaddafi vowed that his parents
would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a home. Gaddafi?s father has
died while him, his wife and his mother are still living in a tent. (Unlike Western leaders who live in mansions while many are homeless)
4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 Dinar (US$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%
of Libyans are literate. Today the figure is 83%.
6. Should Libyans want to take up farming career, they would receive farming
land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and livestock to kick-start their
farms ? all for free.
7. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they need in
Libya, the government funds them to go abroad for it ? not only free but they
get US$2,300/mth accommodation and car allowance.
8. In Libyan, if a Libyan buys a car, the government subsidized 50% of the price.
9. The price of petrol in Libya is $0.14 per liter.
10. Libya has no external debt and its reserves amount to $150 billion ? now
frozen globally.
Great Man-Made River project in Libya? $27 billion
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 Libyan oil sale is, credited directly to the bank accounts of
all Libyan citizens.
13. A mother who gave birth to a child receive US$5,000
14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $ 0.15
15. 25% 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.