Even at $50/hour, that's not all that great and there is still a HEAVY price to pay. You do realize you'd be treated like garbage to the point the $50/hour would no longer be worth it and within 12-18 months you would likely be seeking a non-regional airline position, yes ?

The regionals problems are FAR more then just pay. Ask 90% of Envoy, Republic or Endeavor pilots. The glam of the E-175 and mid-sized cities ad nauseum will wear off quickly after 12 months of complete disrespect and rampant contractual violations and abuse. It's gotten to the point, the regionals are considered "slums" for pilots and many will be extinct within a few years. I'd be VERY careful of going to a regional even if they were to offer $50/hour to start. They have no plans to truly solve their problems and the feeble efforts they are making now won't alter their destiny. Even if the regionals DID do the right things, it will take years to replenish the necessary resource of "the pilot" and it's WAY too late now. They are so far behind the power curve, many carriers are doomed to crash into non-existence. Until each carriers impact point is revealed, they will continue to ride the stick-shaker and pray for an open field that for many will never come. It's sad that the industry has done so well in improving the human performance of pilots in the aircraft, yet failed so miserably at the same time to achieve that with the "pilots" in the front offices.