For the inhabitants of the United States, the question of how much they earn is an indicator of the extreme measure of arrogance, envy and lack of tact in a person who came up with such a question to ask. Such a strong reaction will not even be a question about frankly intimate topics.
What if you have a voice recorder in your pocket? The best version of behavior for them in this case is to keep silent. The only person who has the right to ask such a question without afraid to seem like a boor is a tax inspector.
In Russia, this attitude is different, with the exception of, perhaps, residents of Moscow and our northern capital. For everyone else, immigrants from the USSR, who still remember the times of “equalnels”, friendly loans to salaries and a cash desk of mutual assistance, there is nothing offensive in this matter. In addition, information about how ordinary people live in the same America, is especially interesting: we already know how playboys, millionaires and movie stars live in the USA, I would like to look behind the scenes of this performance of a sweet life.
Any information about the standard of living in the United States should not be considered literally. The fact is that such data, as a rule, are indicated on the principle of “average temperature in the hospital” and have nothing to do with the objective situation. For example, if we talk about our country, then according to official financial reports, an average Russian earns 26,400 rubles a month.
Moreover, for anyone it will be obvious that for the most part in Russia, salaries are much lower and do not exceed 14-17 thousand rubles. It’s all about a big difference in welfare: if you add up the salary of the average villager (4-8 thousand rubles) and the salary of an average official (40-60 thousand rubles), then the very noble amounts that are so pleasing to the government will be obtained.
By the same principle, wages are calculated in the USA. According to official figures, the average level of salaries in the United States is $ 4,100 per month. For Russians from the regions, not to mention the villagers, this is a huge amount, but if you dig deeper, the picture becomes completely different. Reality is as follows: in total, about 150 million people officially have jobs. Of these, about 16% have a monthly wage of less than $ 420, in 9%, the salary is from $ 420 to $ 850, another 8% of the population has a salary of $ 850 to $
The next group of workers, numbering about 33%, receives per month from $ 1200 to $ 3300, another 23% of workers earn from $ 3300 to $ another category of US citizens – the so -called “middle class”, the number of which is about 10%. Their monthly wage is from $ 6500 to $ only 1 % of workers in the United States earn more than $ more than $, while we recall, the average level of earnings in the United States is $ 4100 per month. This is the principle of averaged numbers in action.
At the same time, do not forget how this money is given to the Americans. For example, in the United States there is practically no such thing as paid leave-workers by agreement with the company rest 7-10 days a year at their own expense. Most of their lives they live in debt: payments for the house, car, study, education of children can be up to 70% of their earnings. Medical insurance insanely road. Almost half of the Americans do not have it, which means that they simply cannot afford to get sick, even short treatment will make them bankrupt.
The conclusion is unexpected, but the facts remain facts – compared to Russia, the USA is far from the best place for life.