Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I think it was about safety.
It had a fringe benefit to unions too. But do you really think that commercial pilots should be making $15-19K to fly the public? Also safety related, because people making <$20K aren't going to get much rest since they can't afford to live in the vast majority of domiciles.
This is 100% true. If I were making $19k/yr, I'd be living in a van, and not one of those nice Instagram vans with Ikea cabinets and a fold-out memory foam mattress. I mean one of those old, rusted-out service vans that get the cops called on it. No way I'm getting good sleep if the stray cats are particularly aggressive or there's a cold snap that night.