Originally Posted by iahflyr

I live in SoCal and own one of those 1500sq ft homes that cost $1 million. Even that is just a $4k a month payment, of which $1500 is paid to myself as principal, and the other $2500 tax deductible at 43% (33% federal rate and 9.3% CA rate). Everything else costs about the same as it did in Texas. California has higher income tax, but Texas had a crazy property tax and toll roads.

All I'm saying is I would much rather have regional pilots make more even if it meant major airline pilots topping out less. United pilots once went on strike to help future pilots not even on the property avoid B scale wages. I wish more major airline pilots would vote against the C scale wages allowed to happen at the regionals. I would gladly have my pay capped at 250k to do that. But I'm sure there are plenty who disagree with me.