Originally Posted by
ZapBrannigan
Low interest student loans for flight training. Grants. Make it affordable for anyone from any socioeconomic background. That would solve this problem in a matter of years.
No, it wouldn't.
The hardest part of flying is paying for it, but that has also been a discriminator that made those who were serious about pursuing aviation work harder to get there, and those who were not, to drop out and go elsewhere.
I've seen other systems in other countries, such as China, in which those getting in were often those who ought not push a broom across a hangar floor, let alone pilot an airplane.
Quantity vs. quality is no panacea, nor does it save the day.