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It is true that interpreters get paid a minimum. This is usually to cover travel expenses, time of getting there, etc. Usually the minimum is 2 hours. Even if the deaf client doesn't show up, you still get paid for those 2 hours. But is it big bucks? Not when you consider how much gas you spent getting there, how much time it took to plan it, etc. The minimum is there for a reason, it's fair compensation, it's not because terps are lucky or something. It's there because it's necessary.
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