NYT: Saudi King Offers Aid Package to Citizens →

$35B to a population of 18M… That’s ~$2000/person. I wonder what brought about this sudden warm-hearted gesture. Amusing. While it is politically motivated, it’s still money being provided to the poorer people in Saudi Arabia during a bad time. Of course, based on some reactions cited in the article, it is unclear whether it will actually be able to appease the Saudi Arabian populace…