[Squaredancing] Discussion on the National in Charlotte

[Bill Van Hoesen]

Re: [Squaredancing] Discussion on the National in CharlotteHeinz -- The minimum wage here in the States, as of 24 Jul 2007, will be $5.85 per hour.  Add to that FICA and Medicare taxes (6.20% & 1.45% respectively) and the actual minimum wage is more like $6.30.  It's true some people are earning minimum wage, but not most like I said.    

Occupations here that depend on gratuities are exempt from minimum wage requirements unlike Germany.  It's customary now to tip anywhere from 15% to 20%, at least in this area of Florida.  It is not unknown for waiters/waitresses to earn from $200 - $400 a night in tips during the prime tourist season. Here in northwest Florida, between Pensacola and Panama City, the unemployment rate is about 2.5% so even burger-flippers at Mickey-D's and Wendy's start out making between $7.50 - $8.50 per hour.

Bill Van Hoesen


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Heinz D. Trost 
  To: This list for discussing all aspect of MWSD 
  Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:08 AM
  Subject: Re: [Squaredancing] Discussion on the National in Charlotte


  Bill, 
   
   
  > Heinz -- Perhaps its been awhile since you were in the States but the 
  > only ones still earning only $3.00 - $5.00 an hour are, perhaps, the 
  > illegal aliens. I can think of nowhere in the USA now where most people 
  > are earning less than $15.00 - $20.00 an hour. 
   
  really? Wow! Last time I stayed in the USA was from Jun 26, 2007 till 
  July 1st, 2007... 
   
  Here we are told that a lot of American citizens will just earn minimum 
  wage of $ 5-6, including the whole staff at fast food stores, 
  restaurants and so on, and the ilegal aliens will get less. 
   
   
  > However, I agree with you, it's a ridiculous price to pay for a cup of 
  > coffee. 
   
  for a short time I worked in a pub and there I was told that coffee is 
  that product with which a restaurant, pub or so can make the most 
  profit. And now here at the school I attend together with 16 other 
  jobless former managers in the age of 45 and older we just closed our 
  coffee cash box because it's flooded with to much money which came from 
  our coffee drinkers who pay 030 EUR (ar. $ 0,40) per cup (nevertheless 
  our teachers do get their coffee for free from us)... 
   
  Well, tomorrow we will have Susie and Gert-Jan Rotscheid as special 
  guests of "Susies Summer ball" here in Stuttgart, Germany, cueing rounds 
  phase II-VI. 
   
  Unfortunately this year no German caller attended the 56th Nationals. 
  Ok, Don Caspar (American caller&cuer who lives in Germany) was there, 
  but he was there as a cuer. 
   
  Heinz 
   
   
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