There is just way too much stuff on this thread that needs addressing, on both sides of the argument. First the easy stuff. You guy's who can't or chose not to spell correctly and than leave "i" in lower case, learn to type and use the spell check. I can't spell and sometime run on sentences but I do proof read and i (re)write and make corrections, and, yes, still sometimes I don't put together a thought as clearly or as grammicly correct as I could. Take the time and stop giving your critic's ammo.
Second, both Kill Bill and Capt Drew are bitter, in the case of Kill Bill it might be understandable, I think Drew does it for effect. In any case both should not get so rapped around the axel about thier lot in life. Try to see the glass half full instead of half empty. Life is too short to dwell on things you personally can't change. I really hope (in the case of KB) that his flying is not one of the better things going on in his life. Enjoy the majority of life that is not flying
As for The pilots wife, you need to better educate yourself about the economics of supply and demand, re: pilots. We are not in a GLOBAL market place. We do not compete with Indiains, Chinese or anyone else for flying labor within the context of domestic flying. We do compete, to some degree on INTL flying, but, at least for the time being we are protected from outside the USA for internal flying. As far as lower paid pilots pulling down pilot pay; it is true, to the degree anyone who flys for less has the affect of bring down the average pay of all. What KB and Drew fail to mention is, that, in accepting pay cuts (as the legacy guy's have done) they too are part of the problem. But what do you expect them to do?? Let years invested in thier employer go up in smoke so some other pilot group's (airline) will not struggle and they can prosper
Lastly, you guy's who don't see (or more likely chose not to see) the adverse affect our elected leadership is having on our industry are, (in your own way) part of the problem. Labor in America, not just aviation, but all labor, is facing the most anti-worker government in recent history. You may chose to support them because of other "issues" near and dear to your heart, but they are hosing us all, left, right, and center. I can only laugh at my collieges who support GWB because he has lowered thier tax rates. Oh yea he's lower it, your paying a lot less taxes than you did under the Democrats, the difference is, you didn't have to shop at Walmart 10 years ago, now you do
Anyway just my thoughts as I wait to move my tin can, for the Man.