Originally Posted by Chakerik

I don't think ego has anything to do with anyone contesting your point. Making sweeping statements (ie the majority of people that clean the toilets and such at Newark could make it through all the tests and interviews necessary to become a proficient and competent professional pilot) with absolutely no basis whatsoever is where some of us are getting hung up. You can quantify this how? I agree with you that SOME could. But the majority? Highly unlikely. Just like you can't say given the money every kid could be an engineer or a finance guru. Comes down to different skillsets, personal drive, intelligence etc. Money does not make all else equal.