EWR737FO:

"The point is we have pilots on both sides of the table that simply love to CONTROL pilots."

After 33 years in this business here is why we have work rules:

If the cap is 100 hours and there are no restrictions preventing the Co. from flying 100 then you will not have any control over your life.

If the spread between minimum lines and max is too big then you will have no idea how much flying you will do or not do.

Many pilots will fly extremely fatigued just to get 100 hours. Where is the "safety" in that?

The "CONTROL" is so you (or I) won't walk over the top of your fellow pilot for personal greed!