Originally Posted by
mattanah
I didn't say anything about home in bed, dont count commuting or time in hotels either. That being said, please name another hourly rate job where you are expected to spend 16 hours "at work" and only get paid for 4 (or less) of them. At $20/hr that is $80 for a 16 hr day. That is $5.00/hr AKA less than minimum wage. Also please name another job where due to its nature you are required to pay for a second residence (crash pad).
Sure - jobs that are on the road a lot and are paid a salary/or hourly:
My job for one.
(Yes I'm a pilot but not subject to RLA)
MMA fighter
Encyclopedia salesman
Catastrophic Insurance Adjuster
Civilian Contract Aggressor Pilot
Hot shot supplier.
The point - lots of jobs out there where a person travels and isn't getting paid for all that time on the road THAT AREN'T tied to the RLA.
Why are you only counting a crashpad. That is just ONE type of expense of a job. You could break that down into many different expenses required of a job.
Like I said - the problem is well enough documented about pay -vs- hours worked that exaggeration (e.g. (like all jobs not subject to the RLA do)) is not required.