Just wait. The race to the bottom hasn't even begun. During the hiring boom of 07/08...several flight schools stopped paying employees period. They considered the flight time compensation. They were still overloaded with resumes. Now wait til the majors start hiring alot. Youll start to see regionals do the same thing. People who are using the regionals as a stepping stone will be willing to work for free.
Ding ding ding!
Someone who gets it. I keep chuckling when I read guys posting how a pilot shortage will lead to higher wages at the regional because they'll be short on pilots. Nope, this is what will happen. Every guy who's dreamt of flying will see that the majors are hiring like crazy and the regionals are upgrading in 16 months and FLOOD ATP with guys paying 60k for their tickets, willing to work anywhere for nothing, thinking they'll get on at DAL in 24 months from when they started their PPL.
I predict wages will go down and you'll see guys paying for training in the regionals.