Grumble, I think you are allowing your narrative on “entitlement” to color your interpretation of what I’m actually saying.

entitlement is simply the belief an individual has that they deserve some thing. If they do deserve it, then their sense of entitlement is correct… like a senior pilot being entitled to full mpg in your view

All I am asking you is where you draw the line. What philosophy or metrics do you use to decide who is deserving? One could argue many of the double furloughees came from a generation that should’ve known pensions should not be counted on...

The problem with you thinking you understand who deserves what and therefore has a correct sense of entitlement, is that there are so many people with different circumstances and different life experiences smattered throughout our seniority ranks. It is hard to categorically say that someone who is more senior is more deserving and thus entitled to keep their full pay. Do you understand what I’m getting at?