You guys are sounding like progressives. Most everyone I met in my time in the regionals were die hard conservatives where the market place dictated wages , entrepreneurs like Bedford took the risk in starting the business therefore they should get the reward. you know like in Atlas Shrugged. Quit the whinning, nothing is gonna change you are all pawns in a career you freely chose. Deregulation has seen to that. Sorry to be so pessimistic but I got out of the regionals and make descent money teaching corporate guys at one of the big three flight training centers. I wake up in my own bed everyday an i do not miss the lifestyle and headache one bit. BTW I am a proud progressive living in the two Americas.