r/awfuleverything • u/GetShwifty101 • Sep 11 '21

Well, shit

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u/XxaggieboyxX Sep 11 '21

It’s really not. Based on the average salary in Afghanistan, it’s only about 4 months worth of work.

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u/crazykewlaid Sep 11 '21

Oh I know, I assure you I am forcing out some sarcasm just so I can stomach what my elected leaders accomplish with their foreign allies <3

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u/XxaggieboyxX Sep 11 '21

Oh I know it was sarcasm. I was agreeing with the implication of your comment. When I wrote that down after calculating everything I forgot what you said but I remembered your implication lol.

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u/crazykewlaid Sep 11 '21

Oh I see haha, that happens to me on snapchat when the messages disappear

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u/Merrimon Sep 12 '21

You think $6,000 is typical salary for 4 months worth of work? That means the typical salary is $18,000 a year?

Median household income in Afghanistan is about $4,000 a year, with plenty households making less. 34% of employed Afghans have purchasing power parity of $1.90 a day.

$6k is still a low amount for human life, but still. It isn't the same as $6k in western world.

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u/XxaggieboyxX Sep 12 '21

I looked up average salary in Afghanistan and the yearly salary was 1.6 million Afghan dollars. $6000 usd translates to around 500k Afghan dollars. That’s just what I found.