Where Is The Money Coming From?
This AP article is titled, and claims, "Internet Use Is Spreading In Iraq." Here is an excerpt:
...."Before Saddam's fall in spring 2003, many Iraqis had heard about the Internet, but very few had used it. Internet cafes were not common, security restrictions were tight and having a home connection was very costly.
"Now that many are enjoying a higher income than under Saddam, thousands of Iraqis regularly pack shops throughout the country to check their e-mail, chat and surf — despite fears that any public place can be attacked." ....
Like the NPR story about the Iraqis' increased affluence leading them to undergo plastic surgery, it asserts that Iraqi's are earning higher wages now than they did "under Saddam" and I am curious about how this is possible. Between the infrastructure issues and the security problems, it seems highly improbable that worker productivity can even equal what it was before the US brought war to Iraq. Where is the money to pay these higher wages coming from, and how is it allocated?