Snowden's making up to $1.25M/yr on speaking fees plus script consulting for Oliver Stone. Nice bump from gov't payscale. Though not enough to compensate for being under 24/7 FSB watch.
You are taking a speaking fee that is implied to be at the upper end, and multiplying it by a number including unpaid speeches (which is "many" of them), and then implying that this is how much he is making.
Sure, you said up to. I also make up to $1.25M/yr on speaking fees, but it's not a bump up from any payscale since the actual number is 0.
That's fascinating! Can you share some resources for me to learn more about the subject? I haven't seen any quotes for his speaking fees or script consulting revenues.
Well in the article linked they state the following:
> He is scheduled to make more than 50 such appearances around the world this year, earning speaking fees that can reach more than $25,000 per appearance, though many speeches are pro bono.
"Earnings in a casino can reach more than $X per day".
How informative is such statement? Is the $25,000 based on the maximum fee that any speaker has earned? Is it the average fee? Is it the highest fee that Snowden or someone representing him has said he have earned?
> In 2013, $10,000 was considered a lower limit for speakers brokered by speakers bureaus, $40,000 a regular fee for well-known authors, and famous politicians were reported to charge about $100,000 and more.
Does Snowden use a speakers bureau? I suspect that if you sell speeches to highest bidder vs talk on specific conferences thats relevant to the subject you want to bring awareness, you are going to earn different amount of money. It the same way that civil rights lawyers has a different earning perspective than say a high profile defense lawyer or a company lawyer.
Is the $1.25M/yr in any way anchored to Snowden, or is it just speculation? Do Daniel Ellsberg also earn 1.25M/yr through speaker fees? The Wikipedia article about him fails to mention his vast riches.
>He is scheduled to make more than 50 such appearances around the world this year, earning speaking fees that can reach more than $25,000 per appearance, though many speeches are pro bono.
Snowden movie:
> Snowden had a hand in making the film as well, consulting Stone and helping with the casting.
So you read the part where it said he does many speeches for free yet decided it worthwhile to create an estimate that you know doesn't align with reality and draw conclusions from it?
