You want to retire after 20 years? I mean I guess I want that too but I don't expect that will happen minus hitting the lottery I don't play. Excluding your own investments, expecting a company to compensate you well enough to retire in your forties is not realistic.

Also trying to pair regional pay with mainline pay won't happen. Legacy guys aren't ever going to take a pay cut to help out the regionals. If you were in their shoes you wouldn't either.

It's great to see people on Facebook and other social media trying to get the word out about these awful TA's that are being presented to pilots. But they're still getting yes votes. Until that changes then compensation will actually decline. Something I never thought I would see.