Stats in the U.S. traditionally biased against communism, so I think you can reduce this amount to half or even quarter.
And don't forget to add to the capitalism's count the victims of Benito Mussolini fascist regime.
Also, "less than $1250 per app per day" does not sound too shaby for a small developer; it might not entice a million-dollar 100 person development team, but for a single developer that's gold!
May be $1250 per day for a superstar app is good, but $0 for other apps in the same category doesn't look so!