The way airline compensation works, those at the regionals are subsidizing those at the legacies. And those with low seniority are subsidizing those with high seniority. If you never move-on from a regional, you never get your market value. Nor if you come to the industry late. Mid-forties military hires will be subsizing those on top of the list for their entire career. Those that die young tragically never get a true-up. Imagine what your value is if your airline liquidated... Happiness is a state of mind, but nobody likes paying for somebody else's boat..