Replying to a message of Dale Shipp to Bj”Rn Felten:

 DS>   Are you  sure?

 DS>   Assume that the people who operate the receiving system are paid $15  
 DS> per hour, which is barely a poverty level wage -- and certainly not  
 DS> one that gets you skilled workers.

Around here it does, 911 operators average around $10/hr.  Wages for technicians
run from $8.50/hr to about $15.00/hr.  The last job I had paid $12.50/hr (and I
have two bachelor's degrees and 30+ years experience in data processing, both
operations and programming).  Simple economics, too many people chasing too few
jobs - and no, I'm not going to move.

--- FleetStreet 1.19+