You portray it as everyone could and should live in base and thats not the case with this job. Once you're established within your company you dont just "Quit" if you have to change bases. This industry is run on seniority and that coincides with your pay.
I'm all for living wherever you want to live. My comments were more of knowing that the individual is ultimately responsible to get to work. Some, and I'm not including you in this category, have postulated an "I deserve attitude" with regards to the airline somehow "owing" them a ride to work. Believe me, I understand that certain conditions outside of your control do necessitate a commute on your part - and not by choice either.
Once you're established within your company you dont just "Quit" if you have to change bases.
My "musical domicile" comment was geared more towards the entry-level bottom feeders (similar to type I used to fly for
) that moved domiciles so as to not have to pay per diem.
Those carriers are the ones that came to mind, not established majors who are doing it due to operational necessity or mergers.
Regulating commuters DOESNT solve anything.
I don't think it would either. I was inferring that it
could happen (possible but not probable), but only as a knee-jerk reaction.