I too am interested in hearing why pilots at Spirit, Jet Blue, and Allegiant are my peers, but Delta, American, Southwest, and United are not.

Seriously. This isn't a rhetorical question. I understand that the business models are different, but I fail to see how the job "Pilot" differs among the various carriers.

I consider myself to be a reasonable, thinking person. Please convince me that pilots at LCCs should be paid less using something other than a variation on the theme of "that's the way it's always been."