I completely agree. Don't change the legal requirements to get low-balled on pay. If the requirements stay the same but people are actually enticed to come to a regional, people will come.

Sometimes that wont be enough for people to come to certain regionals though. Ask any prospective regional pilot what is important for them in choosing a regional and they will tell you "bases, equipment and pay." Some airlines will have 1 of those boxes checked, others 2 and maybe even 3. Pay is huge though because if you want someone who is from i.e the west coast to fly out of DTW or LGA, they better have some good incentive.