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anonymous February 20 2011, 03:22:54 UTC
Привет, мне понравился Ваш ответ. Но все же думаю что в США лучше чем в России, читал, что у вас зарплата больше 73 раза, в России она составляет около 400 - 500 $ в месяц. В Москве можно больше заработать примерно 1000$, а найти работу которая нравится и переобучится или устроиться практически невозможно! Если честно, мне очень стыдно за мою страну!
Hi, I like your answer. But still I think that the U.S. is better than in Russia, I read that you pay more than 73 times, in Russia it is around 400 - $ 500 per month. In Moscow, you can earn more than about $ 1000, and find a job like that and retrain or get practically impossible! To be honest, I'm very ashamed of my country!

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rpb3000 February 20 2011, 06:29:13 UTC
Well everything is relative. Someone in the New York are might be making $2500 a month, but the cost of their apartment might be $1800 of that. Living expenses vary by region a lot here. Where I live, making $1500 a month can actually afford you a decent apartment (around $400 a month here) with some room to spare for personal wants and needs. But the jobs are more scarce.

I'm curious as to the cost of living in other metro areas in Russia. Is it all pretty standard like in Moscow, or does it also vary?

And I'll certainly agree that Russia has a long way to come. I look towards places such as Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, South Korea, or Japan as places that should be being utilized as models of highly successful societies.

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jakethegoose February 20 2011, 04:28:41 UTC
I'd like to know how you feel this relates to the idea of Personal privacy.

I don't feel that entities such as corporations or governments deserve the same privacy rights as citizens, but should we be allowed to see behind the veils of CEOs and Elected officials?

Wikileaks as it stands seems to be a good thing, but not every secret is brought to light with noble intentions. Perhaps we would do well not getting used to this idea.

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rpb3000 February 20 2011, 06:24:46 UTC
Oh, I feel personal privacy is a great thing. We don't need to know and really shouldn't care what a CEO or an elected official or any other individual are doing in their spare time. Keeping tabs on what an organization, whether it be a corporation or a government or what have you, is doing and what it's attempting to accomplish is a good thing. Knowing which CEOs are cheating on their spouses is just silly.

With an agency like Wikileaks, where the scope is completely broad and the goal isn't to "bring down" any specific organization, it tends to not lend itself to corruption of that form.

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jakethegoose February 20 2011, 08:30:40 UTC
I think I follow you.

But I like to try you on a local situation as a hypothetical.

The former mayor was diddling with his chief of staff. Some of the text messages between them were leaked. Some of the things learned we highly illegal and led to his conviction.

Is this a case of "The ends justify the means"?

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