The List

COIN COLLECTING Congress is contemplating raising the President's salary from $200,000 to $400,000. One day the U.S. head of state may be able to buy his Singaporean counterpart a drink:

Singapore $465,000 Japan $375,735 Russia $320,000 Taiwan $303,000 Costa Rica $250,000 Britain $165,000 Australia $80,000 Ukraine $5,000

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