What he said was NYPD negotiators sold out the 'unborn' (recruit starting salaries) in favor of higher salary increases for current force. Crash pads are mix of economics and convenience. Commuting is hardly convenient at current 80% average load factors. That leaves economics. Roger LaFrance wrote: > What Bloomberg said was since the NYPD union negotiators requested > binding arbitration and was stuck with what they got. > > RWM <RWM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Couldn't afford Danish at those levels of income! And the food stamps > for which those incomes qualify don't cover Danish anyway. > > States prescribe different levels, reflecting regional/local cost of > living. Try being a NYC-based reserve FA or pilot at those wages, > explaining why 'crash pads' exist. > > Mike Bloomberg reluctantly agrees that $32,000 - NYPD salary after 6 > months - is barely making it (but blames it on NYPD salary > negotiators). > > > > David MR wrote: > > >Checking the web, I found the following: > >Federal proverty level for 2005: > >Family Size/Annual wages > >1/$9,570 > >2/$12,830 > >3/$16,090 > >4/$19,350 > > > >Median starting flight attendant pay $15,552 > (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos171.htm) > >Average starting pilot pay: $14,137. > (http://www.avjobs.com/table/airsalry.asp) > >Though both are low, neither of these are below the proverty > level for a family of 1 or 2. > > > >David R > >Buy Danish > > > >-------------- Original message -------------- > >From: Allan9 > > > > > > > >>Alireza > >> > >>Maybe we need to clarify what you describe as near the poverty > level. > >>What do you feel describes that level for pliots and F/As. > >>What do you feel is "fair"?" > >> > >>Now I realize you have a horse in the race but to be fair in > discussing the > >>reasonableness of the offer I for one would like to know? > >> > >>My horse put out to stud back in 1994. So I've been gone for > awhile. Been > >>a long time since mutual aid days > >>Al >