The minimum what? I'm pretty sure the minimum is 0 in both places. The minimum salary mandated by the government? That's just a policy, it says nothing on how realistic, widespread or sustainable it is within the two countries.

Either way I'm sure there's a perfect metric for a comparison, probbaly the kind of lifestyle you can attain with that income, but I'd be surprised to find it significantly different than this rough estimate.

I also don't believe people attracted by this prospect are economists...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not to underplay how bad things are in Russia, but the gini coefficient is actually a bit higher in the US

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Huh, look at that.

That's income, though, which is correct for this discussion. It's the same colour on the wealth map, and I can only imagine how skewed the raw data is with all the hidden wealth.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Do the rich not steal in US?