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- inactive, on 12/01/2008, -0/+36Money is nothing to these guys. I'm quite certain being the President of a Nation kind of sets you up for life.
- resolva, on 12/01/2008, -1/+30Very interesting to see russia is at the bottom of that list.
- axelmattias, on 12/02/2008, -0/+19Irrelevant... Do you think that kind of money matters at that level of power? When you have the influence to make people and corporations billions, that salary is merely a token.
That being said, I lived in Singapore a few years and the best and brightest gravitated towards government work. The government pay is matched against the industry executives they are interacting with to lessen the chance of corruption. Wouldn't it be interesting if teaching and governing were positions you had to compete for? We might actually get some quality there. - chussy, on 12/02/2008, -0/+16but he hasn't even started his presidency yet?
- inactive, on 12/01/2008, -1/+13Wow, I'm sure our leaders are happy to work for peanuts because they have our best interests at heart...barf :(
- dagamer34, on 12/02/2008, -0/+11Doesn't this list pretty much ignore the fact that the governments of many countries indirectly pay for many indiscretions that their presidents/prime minister's need? In this case, a salary is money on TOP of all the lavishness these people are entitled to. For example, the President of the United States may have his own cook, but he/she isn't using the $400,000 salary to pay for that cook like everyone else does. It's paid for by the government.
As such, some governments may not pay their head of state that well, but doesn't mean they don't use government money to pay for their things (legally or illegally). - jaybol, on 12/02/2008, -2/+13in soviet russia, president pays russia to be president of russia
- Trollbane, on 12/02/2008, -0/+10Thanks. I have trouble comprehending orders of magnitude.
- gforce051, on 12/02/2008, -0/+9I know cops who make more than Putin.
He might have them beat though when it comes to perks. - SophieCal, on 12/01/2008, -2/+11I am surprised at the jump from #1 to #2. #1 is in the millions and Barack Obama, in the #2 position, is significantly less.
- Visual77, on 12/02/2008, -1/+9You realize he's not even president yet, right?
- rezx, on 12/01/2008, -1/+9nice one :-) ... its amazing how less they are earning on paper actually. but that doesn't count the million dollars in leverages im sure!
- badqat, on 12/01/2008, -0/+8Wonder if that explains the corruption there...or if it's just a natural political process there?
- jetx29, on 12/02/2008, -0/+7Replace "wrong" with "fundamentally flawed" and you're closer...
- cnot3, on 12/02/2008, -2/+9It is scientifically proven that milk and apples are essential to the well-being of a pig.
- vault, on 12/01/2008, -0/+7Apart from Singapore, I don't think these are undeserved given the amount of responsibility they have.
- Trollbane, on 12/02/2008, -0/+6Is this in the respective currency used by the country, or in US dollars, or some other dollar? Because as an Australian I know that our PM earns about 300 000 AUSTRALIAN dollars a year, which would only be about 200 000 US nowadays.
- inactive, on 12/02/2008, -0/+6I think the writers think there is only one "dollar" in the world, the U$.
His income is around 170,000 - LStone, on 12/02/2008, -3/+9As much as I dislike Harper, we're far better off with him over Dion.
- cnot3, on 12/02/2008, -2/+8Why pay the President millions of dollars, I'm pretty sure they don't take the job for the pay.... they obviously already have money, since first joo get da money, den joo get da power.... den joo get da women.
- Moegopher, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5Tell my, how is it "wrong"?
- Eagle193, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5Perhaps we ought to pay our representatives more to discourage corruption.
- inactive, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5That's what makes him so awesome. He is the best before he even takes office.
- Gerz1219, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5Also, in the United States at least, no public servant can be paid more than the president. Therefore, the president's largely symbolic salary is frequently raised for the sole purpose of raising the salary cap on other government workers. If we don't pay our government workers salaries which are at least somewhat comparable to what they'd make in the private sector, we'll get what we pay for.
- inactive, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5Anyone who thinks otherwise is a terrorist.
- Joomal, on 12/02/2008, -0/+4They don't work for peanuts. You think they just get $400,000 and that's it? A CEO salary is usually $1 a year, but the benefits, stock options, etc make up for the hidden 4 to 10 million that is not considered base salary.
- shawn1122, on 12/02/2008, -0/+4Yes and the politics everywhere else in the world is flawless.
Id say corruption is a natural political process everywhere.. - pjosemroy, on 12/02/2008, -0/+4These are just official figures.
- wiachy, on 12/02/2008, -1/+4income usually comes AFTER their position of power is down.
a good example is Bill Clinton, up until now he has made $100+ million since being President. Majority of those $$$ is from foreign *****. - herbiehancock00, on 12/02/2008, -1/+4Regardless of how much they make on the side, it's ridiculous how much more corporate CEO's are making officially compared to the President of the United States.
- inactive, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3American politicians the most corrupt? Like out of all countries politicians? No ***** way.
- anonymiau, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3Why is that interesting? Is it interesting that "mangoblog" could find six people in the world earning more than Putin?
I don't understand why this asinine comment is being dugg up at all.... - MacSuxWindozSux, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3Lots of paid guest speeches.
- ElAmo, on 12/02/2008, -2/+5Surely Vladimir Putin is not #8 with only $81k.
Article needs more info. - LayLadyLay, on 12/02/2008, -1/+4I've heard stories from very connected Russian bankers about back-alley investment tactics orchestrated by Putin and his posse to game the Russian stock market out of hundreds of millions of dollars. The scheme begins with Russian officials taking short positions in companies and then proceeding to issue audits. Once equity prices fall through the floor, they go long and drop the audit.
- kashk5, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3While it may seem like peanuts, the vast majority of their expenses (travel and food being the two major ones) are covered by the government. The only time they really need to spend any money is if they have kids who need it for personal expenses or their education.
- slogged, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2You'd need to back that claim up with some evidence...
- slogged, on 12/02/2008, -1/+3I agree! I've had the opportunity to take a number of public administration courses. Politicians and bureaucrats at high levels are not paid as much as those in the private sector at the same level. The best and brightest leave the public service, or don't run for office, because they could simply get a better and higher paying job elsewhere.
- slogged, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2You're running for president?
- avataros, on 12/02/2008, -1/+3Some countries make up for low base pay with opportunities for "extracurricular" income. Power sometimes come with certain privileges you can get away with.
- Rothbardosaurus, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2I don't know about elsewhere, but federal salaries were originally designed as minimal, and particularly Congressmen went home to productive lines of work even while serving their terms, because Congress only met a few weeks out of the year.
The pay and the power that come with being a politician should not be so great that one could make a career out of it. - lelapin, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Though I doubt the accuracy of the GDP figures it's indeed correct that N.Sarkozy doubled his salary.
- inactive, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Also, I eat food.
- MeinBereich, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2I'd suggest you run for Prime Minister rather than the President. We see more of the PM than the Pres down here.
- masamunecyrus, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2I was surprised to see that our president's $400,000 was #2 in the world. It's quite a measly salary when you consider our GDP and the US president's responsibilities..
- SuminderJi, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Plus he can prob buy a whole city and make the cops work for him.
The salary is just a facade. - rivalius13, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2It's not highest paid, even though the article claims otherwise.
- inactive, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2free market free market free market yay
- Math, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Singapore is a poor example. Singapore is effectively a one party state and its Prime Ministers have been involved in several corruption scandals.
The job of Prime Minister/President could pay next to nothing and still there would be thousands of good candidates lining up for the job. You're better off paying a reasonable income and getting people who are willing to do the job because they care about it rather than people who want to do it for the money. - theradical, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2it's not a free market you goddamn idiot. if it were a free market it would operate autonomously, without government intervention. this is a well and fully controlled market.
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