yes and this was taken from Reuter news: The poverty threshold for a family of four in 2009 was $21,954, the report said. The Census report relies on cash income and government payments, including unemployment insurance, to measure poverty.

In any case, we all know that these numbers are extremly low and nobody can survive on 11k even alone and try to survive on 22k with a family of four or 37 with a family of 8...............

people should be paid accordingly to what they invest in their profession.

If you pay 20k to achieve a position you should be paid more than the ones that do not pay anything and less than them that paid 30K or more.

A 121 airline pilot pays 50K to 100K to get to his position and he should be paid accordingly.

have some dignity and selfrespect, why do we have to explain to other pilots every detail about why they should be better paid?? or is it just that you climbed enough so you do not care about the ones below you??

$50 an hour for a 121 pilot that have invested $50 to $100k and five years of work at their airline is not asking much.