For people looking how not to handle enormous wealth like this, look up the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands[0]. It undoubtedly provided a lot of money w

For people looking how not to handle enormous wealth like this, look up the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands[0]. It undoubtedly provided a lot of money which helped build our infrastructure and the Netherlands wouldn't be what it is today without it - it also shows exactly what happens when the generated revenues are spent immediately. Now that the gas supply has been turned off (due to earthquakes and the government's terrible handling of those), we are scrambling to look for other streams of revenue and other gas sources (because our home heating infrastructure is largely gas based). As someone living in Groningen, the way the government handled this is a major reason why most people I know (and myself included) have mostly lost their faith in politics and the national government as a whole. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_gas_field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_gas_field