I just called all the working people "miner" They have hard physical work . The rest - "blue collar" In America, more than 20 statistical agencies that publish a salary. As I recall, the biggest is - IRS Let's look at the data: - Miner's salary in America is 80-90 thousand dollars - Blue Collar salary 110-120 thousand dollars .. . It's horrible... Is a miner hard work, but he earns less than an office slacker? Is it justice in America? For comparison ... IN USSR: The office slacker earned 120 rubles per month The miner earned from 200 rubles ... but if you work in the northern regions, you will receive 500-2000 rubles a month! An apartment in the USSR cost 10,000 rubles, so a working person could buy an apartment, working in the northern regions for only 1 year ... Americans, tell me, in what time, can an American buy an apartment?
Why reinvent the meaning of miner? It doesn't help that Russian mines have such poor safety records and there is no evidence of wages set according to compensating differentials. Overall, is there any difference between Russia and the US. Both labour markets are characterised by a lack of genuine choice... "You either work in the mine or you are unemployed. If you don’t like the way things are conducted there you are free to go, to starve to death, you and your family. People are left with no choice."
5 years on average if he saved 100% of what he earned. 2.5 years if husband and wife worked and saved everything. But keep in mind Russia is a very very poor country owing to no protestant work ethic, no religious need to love and care for one another, and no capitalist spirit. A home there would be about 1/5 the size of an American home and have few if any amenities.
