Or keep their job when displacements and furloughs begin ...

I could have moved my family to ANC to avoid commuting. But considering it was my 3rd crew base and second displacement in just under 2 years with this company, I determined it would not be a prudent move. I turned out being correct, as the company then went further and furloughed over 100 pilots, some of whom had moved to the new bases.

You just need to lighten up on the attitude that it is always the pilots fault that chooses to commute. Many companies make it the lesser of two evils.

I went 17 years with 3 different airlines and was able to avoid being a commuter, I know the pros and cons of each. I really wasn't given an option this time ... Commute and keep my job AND my wife !