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Old 11-11-2013 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by meyers9163
You realize ALPA PAC is about numbers not money. I am no longer at an ALPA carrier but will continue to donate. A $1 donation puts your name on the PAC list and when speaking to Senators and Congressmen numbers matter. They know numbers=votes. So yes this sabotage issue is VERY important for ALPA, Regional Pilots, Majors, Cargo and all US born pilots. You think there's not some senators that would love Quatar to go do routes like PHL to SFO or JFK to LAX etc? Those are OUR jobs at stake let alone the international routes these airlines would take over and kill.

HEAR, HEAR!!

+1.

(While on many levels I agree with the OP, sometimes it's important to get past your personal drama to see the big picture.)
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