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?

[–] herr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Which countries are running on a profit, exactly?

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Loads of countries have budget surpluses.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Loads? These aren't exactly major nations here and the bigger ones are oil producers.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-top-budget-surplus.html

[–] herr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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.

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This doesn't answer the question.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well none, but the Neo-liberal rhetoric around "balancing the budget" that infests most of the governments of the west.

[–] explodicle@local106.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's so bad about balancing the budget? Inflation is too high and taxes are too low.

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I think the problem is mostly with how neo-liberals tend to try to balance the budget

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

KSA actually hands out money to citizens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_Account_Program_(Saudi_Arabia)