Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah promises $36 billion in benefits

[Abii]

more wasteful spending
Other countries build factories and ask their citizens to get off their lazy behinds and work
The Saudis (anybody find it weird that their country is named after a person btw?) give their citizens cash and ask them to import workers lol

good luck in 50 years when Iran, Turkey etc... are all industrialized countries and you're asking others for handouts. I don't understand why Saudis defend such actions.

9-10 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY and what do they have to show for it? Nothing.

come on, nobody is trying to laugh at you guys. When you begin defending such actions others have no other choice but to make wise comments about Saudi Arabia. They think that by building a couple of universitites here and there they are doing something.

 

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The Saudi king as an individual might be a good person but his medieval monarchy is not exactly the pinnacle of political organization. Other goverments don't need to buy their citizens off to stop them from revolting.

 

[Abii]

Exactly!

Are there any Saudis who are thinking of their children and grandchildren's future after the oil runs out?
Saudi Arabia has 6 million foreign workers while 11% of its own population is unemployed. How screwed up is that!!!!

Oh, not to worry, the King will write you a check so you don't complain...

I HIGHLY DOUBT that it's only 11 percent. Women can't even drive. You're telling me that women work in KSA? What is the definition used in KSA for employment?
when almost a quarter of your citizens are foreigners, you obviously aren't working.

Edit: get ready to be shocked ladies and gentlemen

Unemployment rate: 10.5% (2009 est.)
9.8% (2008 est.)
note: data are for Saudi males only (local bank estimates; some estimates range as high as 25%)


so females aren't working and up to 25 percent of men are also unemployed!
Lovely.

 

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I HIGHLY DOUBT that it's only 11 percent. Women can't even drive. You're telling me that women work in KSA? What is the definition used in KSA for employment?
when almost a quarter of your citizens are foreigners, you obviously aren't working.

Saudi Arabia going by a 1:1 male/female ratio has 10 million native born men. However, we can't count children. Going by Saudi Arabia's population pyramid, only 60% of men are working age: 6 million. The number of native born Saudi men is equal to that of foreign workers. It is inconceivable that they could have even 1% unemployment without severe benefit rigging.

 

[Muhammad-Bin-Qasim]

Oh hahaha!!!

Looks like someone is unable to sleep these nights watching all the protests going on in the middle east... LOL

The Saudi King as well as his supporters are the worst creation of Allah upon this earth... May they be humiliated in this life and burn in hell in the next Ameen...

 

[Developereo]

Great -- Thousands of Saudi students go overseas for education on Govt Expense every year -- what a move !

These so-called "students" are a joke. When I was studying in the US, we had many such "students" getting $12000/year from the government as spending money in addition to the tuition. Most of them barely passed their exams and paid Pakistanis, Indians and Bangladeshis to do their homework. They didn't have to worry about earning a living back home; the social security benefits were enough anyway.

when almost a quarter of your citizens are foreigners, you obviously aren't working.

It gets worse.

By law, for foreigners to start a company in Saud Arabia, they must employ a certain number of Saudi citizens. What that means is that a lot of companies simply hire a bunch of token Saudis on their payroll. These guys are not qualified to work, they don't want to work, and nobody wants them to work -- they are there purely to satisfy the government quota and collect a paycheck.

 

[KS]

It gets worse.

By law, for foreigners to start a company in Saud Arabia, they must employ a certain number of Saudi citizens. What that means is that a lot of companies simply hire a bunch of token Saudis on their payroll. These guys are not qualified to work, they don't want to work, and nobody wants them to work -- they are there purely to satisfy the government quota and collect a paycheck.

That is cool

I wish we had oil in our region and such laws accompanying it.

 

[AstanoshKhan]

Oh hahaha!!!

Looks like someone is unable to sleep these nights watching all the protests going on in the middle east... LOL

The Saudi King as well as his supporters are the worst creation of Allah upon this earth... May they be humiliated in this life and burn in hell in the next Ameen...

Is it a deliberate attempt to question the creation of Allah SWT? Your genius cannot interpret the creation of a mosquito feather and here you are questioning Allah's SWT abilities in creating the Saud as a nation - and no matter they are the protectors of the holy land as promised by Allah SWT himself.

“Arrogance diminishes wisdom”

 

[Sinnerman108]

It is one thing to criticize, it is another thing to impose.

Why does an Islamic country have to adhere to western standards ?

Which rule / Law says, that one that doesn't adhere to Western standard, isn't fit ?

Now for the Pakistanis who are busy yanking out ... let me put some facts in perspective. After that you are free to yank as much as you want.

I assume most of you will be aged between 15-28, going by the demographics and % who have access to internet.

In which case the car on which you came back from the Maternity ward after coming to the world was driven on saudi oil SUBSIDIZED price, and then deferred payments on the subsidized price.


The nuclear program that we keep flaunting around was literally bank rolled by the Saudis and logistics by Emirates.

It was Saudis and Emirates which bank rolled another set of requirements for the Pak Army,

Look up, how the Saudis and Emirates helped us in 65, and 71 wars.

It is Saudis which keep the IMF and Americans pressurized not to squeeze Pakistan too much.

Guess, who provides the fertilizer factory money also ... !!

enough history... some thing for the present.

1.7 million legal, and 600,000 illegal Pakistanis work in Saudi Arabia.
The government is well informed about the illegal ones too, but they look the other way.
the 2.5 million Pakistanis contribute a substantial amount to Pakistani revenue specially considering that income is TAX FREE here.

Taking 5 person family, so 2.5 million X 5 = 12.5 million people are directly fed from Saudi Arabia ALONE .

Get a grip on your emotions and try re-paying back the Saudis before you yank your mouth again.

As for Indians .....

Have you though about how many Mallu and Tamils they are hosting ??
What does India at all have to do with this ??

 

[Developereo]

It is one thing to criticize, it is another thing to impose.

Let me give you an analogy.

Let's say you have a family in your neighborhood who wins a lottery. The father spends lavishly on luxuries, he even gives free sweets to all the neighborhood. He never enrolls his kids in school so they don't learn anything. They don't even know how to tie their shoelace because he hires servants to do all their work. And his kids develop an attitude that education and work is for servants, not for rich people like themselves.

Now you know that the lottery money is going to run out in a few years. What do you tell the guy? Would you respect someone like that?

Respect for education, hard work, and self-reliance are not "Western" concepts. They are central to Islam as well.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Let me give you an analogy.

Let's say you have a family in your neighborhood who wins a lottery. The father spends lavishly on luxuries, he even gives free sweets to all the neighborhood. He never enrolls his kids in school so they don't learn anything. They don't even know how to tie their shoelace because he hires servants to do all their work. And his kids develop an attitude that education and work is for servants, not for rich people like themselves.

Now you know that the lottery money is going to run out in a few years. What do you tell the guy? Would you respect someone like that?

Respect for education, hard work, and self-reliance are not "Western" concepts. They are central to Islam as well.

Huh ...

HIS money, HIS lottery, HIS children, HIS house.

you are just a neighbor who is getting a lot of benefits.

HE is best aware of taking care of his situation, thank you very much.

Answered enough ?

As a side thought, how much do you know about Arabs and their structure ?
I can see from your posts, that you know nothing about it, thus you are making such superficial posts based on CNN and BBC.

 

[Developereo]

Huh ...

HIS money, HIS lottery, HIS children, HIS house.

you are just a neighbor who is getting a lot of benefits.

HE is best aware of taking care of his situation, thank you very much.

Not really. In most countries, it is mandatory for children to go to school, or be educated at home. Any parent who does not comply can lose his children.

Clearly, such laws do not apply to countries and it is more a matter of conscience than law.

As a side thought, how much do you know about Arabs and their structure ?
I can see from your posts, that you know nothing about it, thus you are making such superficial posts based on CNN and BBC.

I have visited most of the Arab countries and know people who live there, but that's secondary. I am not blaming the average Arab person. To me they are victims of their incompetent, even treasonous, government. I am sure there are educated, progressive Arabs who feel the same way about how their government is squandering their oil wealth without adequately planning for the future.

Remember, these rulers were chosen by the British, not the Arabs.

 

[Khalid Al-Qurashi]

The Saudis (anybody find it weird that their country is named after a person btw?)
.

have u ever heared of the Umayyad Caliphate ? named after Umayyah
how about the Abbasid Caliphate ? named after Abaas
maybe Ottomans ?
cheers

 

[Muhammad-Bin-Qasim]

Is it a deliberate attempt to question the creation of Allah SWT? Your genius cannot interpret the creation of a mosquito feather and here you are questioning Allah's SWT abilities in creating the Saud as a nation - and no matter they are the protectors of the holy land as promised by Allah SWT himself.

“Arrogance diminishes wisdom”

LOL...

You can tell a neocon Saudi Salafi from thousands of miles away...

Listen wise guy... I fail to see how you came to the conclusion that I m questioning the creation of Allah swt?? God created Satan and calling Satan evil does not mean one is questioning the creation of Satan... Do you normally put words in other people's mouths in your daily life?? Or was my comment beyond your comprehension??

Look who is talking about Arrogance... a Saudi supporter... The Devil's advocate...

btw I prefer mosquitos over those who have no shame and no fear of Allah and support one of the most corrupt and evil regimes on the face of the earth in the name of Islam...

Shame on you... Somebody gives me Malaria please!!!

 

[Abii]

Huh ...

HIS money, HIS lottery, HIS children, HIS house.

you are just a neighbor who is getting a lot of benefits.

HE is best aware of taking care of his situation, thank you very much.

Answered enough ?

As a side thought, how much do you know about Arabs and their structure ?
I can see from your posts, that you know nothing about it, thus you are making such superficial posts based on CNN and BBC.

that's the most foolish thing I've ever heard

Are you telling me that the oil money in KSA belongs to the king and what he does with it, is his choice?
Are you mad?