re: Russia's Victory Day 2015 Parade

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False. Russia has no welfare programs unless you're legitimately handicapped. You work or you starve. There is a social security type of deal though.

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What are you talking about

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Russia is a welfare state. We have a much higher level of social guarantees than other countries with similar productivity and per capita income levels. In recent years, more than a half of public expenditure has been going into the social sphere. Over the past four years, our social spending has grown by 50% in absolute numbers, or from 21% to 27% in relation to GDP. None of these social guarantees was shaken by the crisis of 2008-2009. In fact, the wages of public sector employees even grew during that period, together with pensions and other social benefits. But our people are definitely not satisfied with the current situation, and their dissatisfaction is well justified.

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Pensions and welfare payments

About 60 per cent of Russian families are dependent on state-sponsored allowances and benefits. We have been able to achieve a significant increase in terms of pension payments and are determined to increase them further to compensate against inflation. However, our primary concern now should be the protection of families with children.

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Thats from RT news, you still can get benefits if you don't work. Its a big problem with their declining male population bc they just drink all day and die

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