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Another reason why Norway and Switzerland are the most developed countries.
I'm Norwegian. I feel like we are bribing all of you with a 10 dollar bill in hopes that you don't ask why we are sitting on a pile of 100 dollar bills. As a large exporter of oil and gas we make shitloads of money from fucking up the planet on several levels. So much of what we sell end up as microplastics, air pollution or worse.
We also make money on war.
The invasion of Ukraine affected the prices and made us an EXTRA 150000000000 USD just in 2022. Many Norwegians wanted to give it to Ukraine but we ended up keeping it. It's disgusting.
We're across the water from you in the UK. I understand your predicament and agree on the ick factor, but your country has chosen the lesser of two evils.
The amount of oil and gas coming in to the UK is declining, but it is still a vast volume - and since the 1970s, it has seen billions (maybe trillions or another scale higher?) of pounds worth flow through the UK.
The problem is, it goes through the UK, and doesn't stop here.
Aberdeen, Hull, Milford Haven, Norwich... all towns that have seen money that is exponentially times larger than their tax incomes flow through, and all of which have little to show for it. It's made us look like mugs, and all the money has flowed out to the US, the middle east, or other firms based in rando countries for ~~tax reasons~~ shareholder benefits.
The Norway model with their sovereign wealth fund may be ethically questionable, but fuck me I personally wished we followed your lead in the 70s while we had the chance.
The way US is heading, there still time for this. Kremlin must be very happy right now. Things are turning around for them.