On the question of the welfare state, and also once again about the natural resources and countless riches of Siberia.
It is precisely our natural wealth that we are most proud of:
And all day today, the news headlines have been dominated by “Gayropean” Finland, which has no natural riches to speak of. Well, it has lakes with fish, but Karelia has no fewer.
The damned, decaying Finns, who are supposedly on the verge of collapsing under the pressure of migrants and dying out from the total loss of their “spiritual bonds” (a Russian conservative slogan), are introducing a so-called “unconditional income.” Every citizen, regardless of age, sex, or occupation, will receive 800 euros a month (supposedly for nothing). Net—this income will not be taxed.
At the current Central Bank exchange rate, 800 euros = 56,296 rubles.
So this godless, resource-poor Finland will be handing out every month to the godless Finnish man, woman, and child more than the average Russian citizen earns in any region, with the exception of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where the average salary is 61,049 rubles; Magadan Region, where it is 59,678 rubles; the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 72,817 rubles; Sakhalin Region, 58,125 rubles; the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, 73,809 rubles; and Moscow, 59,912 rubles.
And the average salary in Russia is 34,703 rubles. That is, almost half of what the Finns are simply handing out for free.
Finland has neither Siberia’s treasures nor vast natural resources. But it does have a judicial system, human rights, and independent media. As you can see, that is far more valuable.