“But I’m not at all interested in how much the heads of state corporations receive, accurate to the ruble. But the story of their income reveals our whole life, turned upside down. Tell me: why do you need to know for sure the salary of Yakunin or Sechin? And I’ll answer you: from curiosity.
From the same philistine curiosity that makes people read the yellow press, watch on TV all these stories, gossip, scandals from the lives of stars and rich people. Just to find out that Sechin earns roughly 4 million rubles. Per day. And then, having exclaimed something obscene, you, of course, compare Sechin’s income with your own, you will understand that in a month Sechin will earn more than you in your entire life, even if you live until the 22nd century and exclaim, they say, why the hell does he need such grandmas pay!"