Optimists Live for State Allowance

I should not have offended our "deputies", boiling over their cynicism when they talk about no crisis in the country.

Only now I realize how sincere they are in their statements.

Is it possible for a person with the salary of Br17 million to think that "something is wrong"? They talk up: everything is fine and do not mix us up with a crisis.

However, their lavish lifestyle can be observed by the unaided eye. Their faces are the symbol of our welfare state which does not fear of any economic hardships!

They likely perceive us as some narrow pedants and whiners as soon as we start complaining about increased prices. With the salary of Br17 million it is difficult to notice that some products rose in price by a couple of thousands (after the denomination it even looks ridiculous).

For them the salary of a young specialist of Br2 million is a bonus for a person who just does what he likes. I think they even sincerely surprised by discontent of workers who are sent on leave of absence. You can sit back and relax if you have days off!

Very different they are! This is a decent salary for their hard work, enormous amount of laws adopted, nutation and moral suffering from the lack of any gratitude on the part of the nation. So to say, hardship allowance.

How can the teacher's salary of Br6.5 million come near them - great button-pushers and chair-sitters? Or work of a doctor who saves lives for a penny? To save their bacon and to stay as long as possible on such position is a great art which deserves such high salary!

Therefore, their eyes are so bright when they tell about achievements of our economic model, they applaud in unison while listening to speeches of the president and his steady decisions and are really upset when they see people who are show their discontent.

It turns out that the optimism they show is real. They really enjoy it (it would be strange if they did not!). It is easy to be optimistic on full state allowance.

Sviatlana Miatselkina, Salidarnasts