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Posted: 4/2/2006 10:42:34 AM EDT
He used to be Secretary General of the USSR and he only gets that?  What a loser.


Are you enjoying life?
Yes, but there are some difficulties. Traveling is physically hard. And my [government] pension is only 40,000 rubles a month



www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1179319,00.html
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 10:43:39 AM EDT
[#1]
yeah, but is $1400 in Russia the same as $1400 where YOU live?  Not likely.  
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 10:46:41 AM EDT
[#2]
Good point. But I think Gorby lives in San Francisco these days (seriously).  Some UN environmentalist foundation, I believe.
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 10:49:05 AM EDT
[#3]
thats his OFFICIAL pension, he asks a few hundred thousand for a lecture so no money problems for that guy. Also he owns some type of consultancy firm in The Haque, Netherlands.
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 10:56:48 AM EDT
[#4]
You are forgetting about all those Swiss bank accounts.  The guy was a leader of one of the most corrupt governments in the world.  Don't you think he skimmed a little?
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 10:58:58 AM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:
You are forgetting about all those Swiss bank accounts.  The guy was a leader of one of the most corrupt governments in the world.  Don't you think he skimmed a little?



I bet he didn't, but wished now he did.  $1400 a month?
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 11:10:23 AM EDT
[#6]
Russia is among the richest countries in transition -- its gross national income is $2,600 per person per year, compared to $970 in Ukraine, or $250 in Afghanistan.  Gorby's $1400 per month in pension is six and a half times what his countrymen make as working class stiffs.  
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 11:18:55 AM EDT
[#7]
Our "Looty" is really Looty "lite".  These guys always looked out for #1, you can be sure.  If I seeing him diving into a dumpster I'll let you know.
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 11:40:21 AM EDT
[#8]
$1400. USD is $38,788 roubles which is pretty good for him.  It's still not great compared to what retirees get here.
Link Posted: 4/2/2006 4:53:18 PM EDT
[#9]
"From each according to thier ability, to each according to their need."
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