them a visit. i was able to identify a worker for them. he works from 6:45 in the morning until 5:00 p.m. getting paid in 225 gourds a day. which is about 5 u.s. dollars. the salary is not where it should be because of the lack of jobs and availability in this country. how would he describe the working conditions? conditions are very, very tough. everybody is pretty much frustrated in relation to the workload and what they re getting paid. it s take it or leave it. he s hoping the future holds more for him, but right now there are only 5,000 paying jobs, not near as many as expected. the state department says those jobs will improve. in a decade or so. in the meantime, who is the
i can t identify him, because he s afraid of losing his job. he works from 6:45 in the morning until 5:00 p.m. getting paid 225 gourds a day, which is about 5 u.s. dollars. translator: it s not near what it should be. because of the lack of jobs availability in this country, you pretty much have to take that. how does he describe the working conditions? caller: conditions very very tough. everybody s pretty much frustrated in relation to the work load and what they re getting paid. but again, it s take it or leave it type of situation. he s still hopeful the future will hold more for him. but at present, it s hardly the economic salvation originally promised. not only does it not pay well there are only about 5,000 of them not near what was expected. the state department says those jobs will materialize eventually. in a decade or so. in the meantime who is the
supposed to be providing sign language for the deaf. he was gesturing with his hands right next to president obama and other prominent world leaders, but deaf groups immediately started complaining that the man s signs were gibberish, and now that man is peek speaking out. 34-year-old tom [inaudible] insists he is a qualified interpreter who has signed at many events. he says he was paid the equivalent of $85 u.s. dollars to interpret the mandela service, but he told the johannesburg star he suffered a schizophrenic episode, hearing voices and seeing angels in the stadium. i was in a very, very, very difficult position. i don t remember. don t remember. reporter: well, deaf viewers have reportedly complained about his signing in the past at events for the ruling african national congress, and then there are the security questions. people asking how a mentally ill man who told the associated press he s become violent a lot,
i know you re sarcasm. it s appreciated on a friday morning. listen, while china is growing rapidly, china s average income is still about $4,000 u.s. a year. there are still 100 million people who live on less than 5 u.s. dollars a year. how many people? under what the average income is 4,000. you have about 100 million people living under 500 u.s. dollars a year. underline that. 100 million people in china live on less than $500 a year. some stats have it as low as $100 u.s. a year but i didn t want to go under it. i figured i d estimate higher to make it sound better than it is. listen, i was just in hong kong a month ago. you know, when you look at the rest of the country, they have a