I was at the light today and a gentleman was holding a sign asking for money. The way I figure it, the light changes every 60 seconds and a new stretch of cars stops at the light. If the person begging for money gets .25cents each time the light changes, he/she would earn $15 each hour (.25 x 60). Now if the person stays there for 8 hours...they would make $120 each day. Standing a the intersection for 5 days would bring in $600.
What would they earn over the course of a year...52 weeks? $31,200. I'm not saying that I want to stand in the sun, rain or cold, but there are people with high school diplomas working 56 hours a week earning less than that.
Just wanted to crunch some numbers and see what you think.
$15/hour
$120/day
$31,200/year
This person would be living above the poverty line. Let that thought simmer for a few minutes. Remember, I use the calculation of .25cents each light change. The number may be closer to $1. If he/she could average $1 per light change, they would gross $124,800 for the year.
There's a group called the homeless voice. Not sure who they are or what they do, but they are at almost every major intersection. How much money do you think they collect over the course of the year?
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