Originally Posted by
Andy
I don't drink enough to talk about how bad those earnings were and look for the foreseeable future. It's less painful to discuss politics.
And if the Ds decide to cut off 'corporate welfare' and stop sending free money to people who get paid >$100K/yr to do nothing thanks to CARES, things get fugly very fast.
What my liberal friends don't seem to understand is that we have a huge target on our backs with the Ds due to the concept of corporate welfare and our salaries. Give Ds full control of government (both houses and POTUS) and they may decide that maximum monthly wage payment via CARES money is $5K/mo.
Neither political party are pilots' friends.
Political status quo is best for those of us in the airline industry at this turbulent time.
There wasn't a carveout for high income earners in the first CARES bill. Do you contend that the Democratic leadership wanted to limit high income earners while the Republican leadership wanted no limits on high income earners? My understanding is that in general the D's were for the grants and the R's were against the grants.
You do understand that high income earners like airline pilots are not really the wealthy demographic that the R's are looking out for right? We make good money, but we're not WEALTHY as a result of this career. Think of yourself as expensive gum on the sole of their shoes.