Tuesday, December 2, 2008

500 Baht a Day

Lest you think that all these protesters are so passionate about the PAD's cause that they have given up their lively hood, taken vacation, or otherwise endured financial hardships, think again. The PAD is paying protesters 500 baht each day of the protest. That comes out to about $15 per day.

Fifteen dollars a day isn't a lot by western standards, but if they protested for a month, they would get 15,000 baht. That is more than a lot of them would make doing their regular jobs.

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