Originally Posted by
Moses
To compare country by poverty lines - is most useless and only propagandistic task, because of fact what each country sets own "poverty line level". If Russia will set poverty line on $100 monthly, then below poverty line will be only few hundreds of people, maybe few thousands of whole population... if it will set it to $1,000,000 then almost 95% of population will be below of such line.
Current poverty line here is $264 per adult, $240 per kid, means monthly income for family with 2 kids should be below $1008 after taxation for to include this family in to "poor" group. Such families receive support from state, for example monthly payment "per kid" which depends on parents income may be from $140 up to $600 per kid (than less is income, then higher is monthly payment, than more kids are living in family, then higher is payment).
Almost all low class (by income) here lives in social state owned apartments (minimum 18 sq.meters per person, but not less than 33 sq.m for solo living person and 42 sq.m per pair), they spend on living in such apartments about $100 including utilities by social prices (cold and hot water, heating, electricity, and so on, and gas isn't metered) monthly. Moreover, after living 15-20 years (depends on region) in such apartments each citizen once in life may register it private and became owner (will pay property tax, prices for utilities will be higher), but also may sell, exchange or give to rent it. One more point about houses and apartments in Russia - if citizen became bankrupt no one creditor may take his home or apartment if it is only place of living for broken person.
Also, please take in calculation what education up to high school, medical insurance are free here. And medical insurance 100% covers all cases besides cosmetology, and also includes hospitals, vaccination, yearly vaccination and yearly check up. Meals in schools are free for all children up to 8th grade and free for kids from low income families up to 11th grade.
And one more: each state owned or private university or college here must have at least 50% of seats what are 100% sponsored by state, kids take such seats by results of final exams at the end of 11-th year of studying in schools, and everything in UNI is free for such kids - hostel, books, sport, uniform (if applicable).
By the way, I wonder why you are so edger to protect Ukraine. Taiwan is under pressure of Mainland almost the same way as Donetsk republic is under pressure of "mainland' Ukraine. The same size, the same willing not to accept ideology of Mainland, the same willing to have own sovereign state, the same problem with partially recognition . The only difference is - Taiwan isn't under bombing from "mainland" at past 8 years.