Everything I wanted to say has pretty much already been said
I feel they deserve a LOT more because:
1. The show has made billions with all it's licensing and ad revenue
2. It's more of a pop-culture icon than Everybody Loves Raymond/Seinfeld (as much as I love Seinfeld, it's true)
3. $30,000 in 1998?! What a rip-off. I was shocked when I read that.
They are SEVERELY underpaid compared to the amount of $$ the show brings in. Fox should show some love and stop being so greedy.