There was no electricity bill in Libya, electricity was free for all its citizens.
2. There was no interest on loans, banks were state-owned, and loans to its citizens were 0% by law.
3. Gaddafi promised that his parents would not get a house until everyone in Libya had one. Gaddafi's father died in a tent during his rule.
4. All newlyweds in Libya received 60,000 dinars from the government to buy their own apartment and start a family.
5. Education and medical treatment were free in Libya. Before Gaddafi, only 25% of the population could write, with his rule - 83%.
6. If Libyans wanted to live on a farm, they received a house, equipment, seeds and livestock for free.
7. If you couldn't get treatment in Libya, the government gave you money for treatment abroad + $2,300 for accommodation and travel.
8. If a Libyan bought a car, the government financed 50% of the price.
9. The price of gasoline was $0.14 per liter.
10. Libya had no external debt and its reserves were $150 billion (now frozen worldwide)
11. Some Libyans couldn't get a job after school, so the state paid the average salary for the profession, as if they were employed until they found a job.
12. Part of the sales of Libyan oil were directly linked to the bank accounts of all citizens.
13. A mother who gave birth to a child received $5,000.
14. 40 loaves of bread cost $0.15
15. 25% of all Libyans had all the Ilisa diplomas.
16. Gaddafi carried out the largest irrigation project in the world, known as "THE BIG MAN PROJECT", to provide water to the entire desert country.
Sounds too good to be true? No, it's just that with the destruction and misery you live in today, you've lost all idea of what a society looks like under the supervision of someone who cares about THEIR PEOPLE!
If this is called a "DICTATORSHIP", I wonder what democracy is?