I'll bet most of the guys complaining about lower minimums are guys who back in the day had to wait till they were 1200/200 before they could apply. I believe that any pilot should know there stuff before moving to a 121, but if some guy has 650/70 and is current and proficient, why shouldn't he be afforded the oppurtunity that he has been working towards? He has to meet the same standards as the 1500/500 guy sitting next to him.