So the people who ARE cut out for this job are the ones who will happily accept the poverty wages we get paid, and who will happily take anything we are offered by management as long as we get to fly a shiny jet? Maybe thats the attitude we should all have.

No crying here. Some treat this as a career and a way to earn a living, and expect to be rewarded for their efforts accordingly. It's not only about the love for flying, you know. If you see nothing wrong with the amount we get paid, then you have a problem. We all know what we were getting ourselves into, but the times have slightly changed since then, and so have future perspectives.

You cannot blame him, or anyone else who wants to leave this industry in the U.S for greener pastures overseas, where being a pilot still has some reward left in it.

I think we can all agree that we need to get paid more. All I am saying is I don't see any reason why anybody can jump/is jumping on Rascal's back for this, the frustration/anger are fully justifiable.