All the American public thinks about is the lowest fare.

Supply and demand has created the current hub-and-spoke system, and it also demands the lowest fare.

Just because you think that you are a "professional pilot" doesn't mean the American public gives a hoot. All they want is to save 1 cent on a postage stamp.

The funny thing is that they charge all of this to a damn visa card-- "just for the points."

Now, that being said-- I don't have credit cards and I feel that I should make much more than I do. But, as (what I consider to be) an intelligent man, can you really argue with basic principles of economics?