Baha Just one comment If humans aren't commodities then why outsourcing? Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bahadir Acuner" <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 11:37 PM Subject: Re: Airline Pilot's Pay > You are correct, the per diem is not taxable. > My friend was forced to work for Great Lakes because of the market > conditions and many more pilots who are standing behind to take his place. > You can always argue it's a demand / supply issue, but I kind of tend not > to > think of humans as commodities.. > > Best regards, > > Baha > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > David > MR > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:22 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Airline Pilot's Pay > > =>-----Original Message----- > =>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > =>Bahadir Acuner > =>Also remember that a regular 9-5 job is about 2,000 > =>hrs /year. So when you are calculating pilot salaries > =>the pay you have to consider is hourly pay/2. > =>Last but not least a buddy of mine started in Great > =>Lakes last week. He is getting 15/hr. Assuming he is > =>going to get 1000 hrs in a year (which he won't) he > =>will get paid less than minimum wage for the job. > NO, NO, NO! If he gets paid $15 an hour, he is not making minimum wage. > He > is making twice the minimum wage for what is a part time job. If I work > at > Taco Bell and make $10 an hour and work 500 hours a year, I am still > making > above the minimum wage. According to your logic, I would be making less > than minimum wage because you would divide my pay by 4 (2000 hours for "9 > to > 5" divided by 500). > > Was your friend forced to fly for Great Lakes at gun point? This is still > a > mostly free country. If a pilot doesn't want to be paid so-called low > wages > then he shouldn't be a pilot. > > Another thing: the per diem is usually found money for, if I recall > correctly, it is not taxable. > > David R > http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html > www.sequoians.com > www.chanticleers.org > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005