. - under solidere, the former prime minister's development company, heritage buildings were destroyed, making way for new developments. suddenly, politicians had "carte blanche" to do whatever they wanted. and so they did. they created a modern, glossy downtown by expropriating homes and small businesses. and what happens when politicians suddenly and miraculously become developers? grocery stores are converted into high-end restaurants, apartments are sold off to oil magnates and wealthy expats. in short, the social fabric of an important economic and cultural district of beirut was robbed of its integrity, and its livability. the country of lebanon went from war-torn country with some resources to being one of the most indebted countries in the world. yeah. it doesn't even provide electricity, water, garbage collection, sewage treatment. it's flushed straight out to sea. there's no treatment of that. and the reason why we can't provide basic services like electricity, water, etc., is because the government has no revenue. all of the government's money basically goes to our paying fo