Rich's BMW argument falls on it's face for a couple reasons:

1. WE are the BMW, not the purchaser. And WE are the ONLY BMW in the showroom. There are no alternatives for the company to purchase.

2. The Company is the purchaser, they are 'buying' our labor (BMW), at a price that is today 18% BELOW the 2004 BMW price!!

Tell Rich to walk into his BMW dealership and see if he can find a brand new BMW for 18% less than the 2004 sticker price!

He's an idiot and has forgotten (or never realized) that all capital is the result of labor, not vice versa.

Also, he and the MEC he worked for, never put a total dollar amount to the concessions we have been giving, and continue to give, to Delta Air Lines, since 2004. I estimate that half of last year's $6 Billion 'earnings' were directly attributable to OUR pay cuts and lost DB plan, and all the other ongoing concessions, like PBS reduced staffing (20% job loss), lost vacation, JV Scope compliance, etc.