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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is often seen as a positive measure as well, because it reduces the risk of bribery and other sorts of corruption. One wouldn't risk an already great income for a chance to get a little extra.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I think there are examples of it working, and examples of it not. Singapore's system works as intended, but here's a list of yearly salaries for high-paid heads of state >$500,000 USD (sources from Wikipedia). Draw your own conclusions.

  • Cameroon President: $620,000
  • Denmark Queen: $11,000,000
  • Hong Kong Chief Executive: $568,000
  • Japan Emperor: $3,000,000
  • Jordan King: $848,000
  • Kuwait Emir: $165,000,000
  • Luxembourg Grand Duke: $12,000,000
  • Norway King: $33,000,000
  • Oman Sultan: $7,000,000 (could be a very old number)
  • Qatar Emir: $33,000,000
  • Saudi Arabia King: $9,600,000,000 ($9.6 billion)
  • Singapore President: $1,400,000
  • Singapore Prime Minister: $1,600,000
  • Switzerland President: $507,000
  • Syria President: $576,000
  • Tonga King $2,100,000
  • United Arab Emirates President: $4,600,000,000 ($4.6 billion)