I generally try to be upbeat and not get too involved in the name calling so common on this forum. However, I must say the way Regionals treat their people is disheartening and many of the 135 operators I have seen have low pay and poor schedules for us non-vampire types.
I got a late start in aviation and have been at this for only 6 years, but of the pilots I know, few are making more than just enough to barely get by, some not even that. It would be interesting to know how many pilots have gone bankrupt trying to make it to FedEx, UPS, American, ect.