Some Stupid Calculations
the Iraqi Medium Basic Salary = $300
A month is 30 days à $10 daily
20 Liters of Kerosene = $17 = enough for 12 hours of heating four kerosene heaters
20 liters of Gasoline = $12 = 120 km for a car and 8 hours for an 8Kv Generator
1 (16 Kg) LPG cylinder (cooking gas) = $ 20 enough for a week cooking
1 kilogram of tomatoes = $1.5
6 pieces of unleavened bread (Staple food) = $ 0.95
1 Kilo of Beef = $10
1 amp of hired street electricity = $9 for 7 hours a day/ per month of 185 Volts
Unrelated? Confusing?
If we understand that the national electricity grid provides is only two hours a “day” (one hour each 12 hours) then we conclude that electricity is useless in providing Heating, Water Boilers etc.
If we rely on hired electricity and a boiler works on 3500 Watts that means you need 15 Amps that’s $135 just for seven hours of Hot Water per month.
Kerosene for four heaters working Twelve Hours daily = $2040
Etc
Etc
Etc.
Isn’t it Ironic? in the land of 1.5 trillion Barrels of Crude Oil just under 50 meters beneath?
4 comments:
I thought tomatoes were plentiful in Iraq??
Does the government still supply
the monthly food rations ???
The 1 hour per 12 of electricity
is that the Nationwide average
or just in certain sections of Baghdad ??
With a predominately Shis government are the Shia areas
now favored when it comes to electricity or is it distributed fairly ???
Thank you for doing that. I wanted do but ma chan biya 7eel.
أصلا عيب و خزي عالحكومة
I guess we need to pay salaries to our politicians...kha6ia...
Hi,
Interesting to read your blog. Drop me a line.
Best wishes for peace in Iraq soon.
Ashok
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