Originally Posted by Nevjets

Good point, which is why I always point out that if hours is not the yard stick we should use, then we should advocate for ALL hour requirements to be abolished in ALL regulations. But that's not what these people advocate for when they make this argument. They simply make a surgical target of the atp rule and conveniently ignore EVERY other hourly requirement found in the FARs. Gee, I wonder why certain corporations and industry groups give away millions to politicians to lobby for this? Could there possibly be a labor cost reduction reason for this? Or are these altruistic companies just looking out for the best interest of aspiring pilots by sacrificing their profits in order to get an act of congress to change this?
Sorry to disagree but I've been responsible for hiring and the number

If causation doesn't imply correlation, then lets do away with ALL hourly requirements. Because, after all, hours doesn't imply safety.