Originally Posted by
higney85
I see what you are saying and believe me when I say I understand work rules, but Perdiem is not INCOME. If the IRS does not dip their hand in it then its not income. I also did not think on reserve you could play the system and consistently break guarantee (to the point of 100 hours of flight credit).
ummm....
I guess that $4,000 I've made so far hasn't gone into my bank account?
I'm confused why you don't think per diem doesn't count towards income. So if airline 'A' pays you $6/hr for per diem and $32/hr flight time vs. airline 'B' that pays you $1/hr and $35/hr, you would go to airline 'B'?
Sorry to burst your bubble, but per diem does count towards your income and it is the best kind, It's Tax Free!
A lot of regionals get paid per diem for day trips. Some however don't pay per diem for day trips, so their income is drastically lower.
For some reason you are very resistant to the fact that some of us are making $40K-$55K on 2nd year pay and get 12 days off/month, why?