Originally Posted by Typhoonpilot

In his demented version of reality he continually calls for actions that would materially harm American pilots and workers. He has called for the banning of any pilot who has worked overseas from being hired by a U.S. carrier. He has called for revocation of the foreign earned income exclusion. This on pilots who left the USA post 9-11 because they were furloughed; their airlines went out of business; or they did want to get stuck flying an RJ at slave wages for 10 more years.

Add to that material harm to American workers in the aircraft manufacturing sector via ALPA's fight against reauthorization of the Export Import bank. Material harm to American workers in the travel and tourism industry through reduction in service from India, Pakistan, and the Middle East if he gets his was of only one flight per day from Dubai.

The guy is a serious nut job with no common sense who has no concept how his calls against his fellow Americans can be hurtful to their lives and careers.

I've tried repeatedly to show that there is a far better way to approach the issue of competition with foreign carriers that will not harm other workers in America. There are win win scenarios that are possible, but the paranoia and fear mongering seem to win out. That people listen to his barely intelligible tirades is actually kind of sad.



Typhoonpilot