• DankZedong @lemmygrad.ml
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      While I understand mr Xi is in a tremendous position of power, and I’m sure there’s some benefits to it, I was surprised to learn the man has a very average salary in between 20-30k USD a year.

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        As that line in “In the Name of the People” goes: “Money is the lower tier of power. Only the vulgar pursue it.”

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          Bit hard to find sources on it. The ones I see popping up claim that he has a salary of 100 million USD a year, but that sounds absolutely ridiculous. The highest paid known head of state right now is Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and he has a salary of around 1.1 million a year.

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          That’s about the median wage in China. I’m sure he gets other perks too (if only to do his job) like a residence and a driver.

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        I understand the sentiment, ultra-left revisionism can be frustrating, but i don’t think a ban is appropriate for someone who is not a lib and not a fascist. They should be educated instead and explained why they are wrong. Only if they start behaving like a troll, engaging in bad faith or spreading anti-communist propaganda despite being corrected should they be actually banned.