[Hojczyk]

The Saudis need the higher oil price ..to maintain the welfare state

[riverdawg]

“The Saudis need the higher oil price ..to maintain the welfare state”

Russia is much more dependent on high oil prices than is Saudi Arabia. That’s why Russia blinked first, and the Saudi oil minister rebuffed Russia’s olive branch.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Saudis need the higher oil price ..to maintain the welfare state

With good reason. My daughter was assigned to tutor some Saudi (and I use the term loosely) "students", and found them to be virtually unteachable arrested adolescents. They couldn't find their own ass if you spotted them the right cheek. Sure as hell they could not hold down any sort of actual job.