That he is underpaying is a proven fact. That not more people are outraged can only be explained by me by the fact those people are glad to still be receiving anything at all.
I received 86% of my expected payment this past Saturday night. That comes out to about 6/7ths of my expected payout, or one day of theoretical pay missing. I know that the payments can vary slightly from week to week, depending on payout time. For example, in some weeks, I received slightly more than the theoretical payment to make up for getting a little less the week before (less than 1% difference). The payment has never been off by 14% though.
I think everyone who reads this thread is aware that a payment anomaly has taken place. Now we will look for a pattern. Ideally, the next payment will be the theoretical payment plus the missing 1/7th of this past Sunday's payment. Perhaps the payment will return to the normal theoretical payout, or it will continue to be short. The fact that we haven't received an official statement about the payment anomaly is a bit disconcerting.
Its also a fact pbmining has never demonstrated any proof of legitimacy and countless red flags make this as trustworthy as a nigerian 419 scam.
The entire business is built on blind trust. The company's mantra is, "We don't have to prove we are legitimate, because we get enough business as is."