Originally Posted by
ExAF
First of all...I didn't say anything about DB restoration. Even though I'll be retiring soon, I'm not interested in that either. Second, I did say improved healthcare was a worthwhile goal. I also acknowledged that the pilots with Tricare are not a majority. The main point of my post was that not every pilot needs it as you said in the post I quoted. So...just like you said it doesn't benefit YOU to expend negotiating capital on a DB, it doesn't benefit the Tricare group (yes, a minority) to expend negotiating capital on medical benefits. As I said in my first post...one man's trash is another man's treasure. That's why the majority will eventually iron out the details. It's been that way for a long, long time and I'm OK with that too. You have a nice day now.
All this boils down to you quoting me as saying the “whole” pilot group when I didn’t use the word. I said it would benefit the pilot group but should have said the “majority of the pilot group” or something like that. That said, if we were some how able to secure health plans even better than Tricare then it would most likely benefit the entire group. However, I believe that to be as probable as full DB restoration.
It’s semantics really as we actually agree on the substance.
Hope you enjoy you day, too.