Originally Posted by
tsquare
My example is probably more common than you think. I don't know about you, but there are many guys over here that took a 46% paycut. What if those guys bought their houses when they upgrades to captain at those wonderful rates that we had for a few months? What if they then not only took that 46% paycut, but then took an additional cut when they were downgraded? What would you expect them to be doing to make their personal ends meet? I see LOTS of guys that are living beyond their means. Altruism is a noble concept, but it is not always practical for everybody. This argument is really beginning to drive my bloodpressure, because it appears there is a group that can only see one side of the issue. Like I said, altruism is a wonderful thing if it can be applied, but Oscar and Milpilot are advocating socialism and thuggery. I'm done with this... feel free to call me all the names you want, but while you do, be advised that only one of us has acknowledged that he can see both sides of this issue.
Have a wonderful day.
Greetings Tsquare,
I have and will not call you anything.
Look, when we took our paycuts I also took a 38% paycut. I went from old 767 payrates to MD-80 FO BK style pay rates. And guys who went from Captain to FO took in some cases a 50% cut. Lastly the furloughs to 100%.
What I am asking you to do and others is be responsible for your choices. It is NOT is a "RIGHT" to get the Captains house when you make Captain, and over indulge when your (not you specifically) income was high, but many put themselves in the predicament they are in now.
Hopefully people will learn from there mistakes of the past. I know I have. However I have little faith they will. The jumps in oil prices and the decline in SUV sales was temporary till oil declined, and then sales went up again.
The average US salary for a family of four is around $46,000. You and I make a good wage considering (Yes I want my contract restored!) the masses here in the US.
Maybe you should downsize your house, or if you are upside down in some 1/5 Adjusted ARM (or interest only loan) it might be worth considering being a little more financial savvy in the future.
Age 65 is the law, picking up OT under an RLA contract is legal as well. I am not going to call you names, and you should not let your blood pressure boil. We each live with ourselves, and in the end we evaluate how we benefited from our profession and how we contributed to it. Sometimes it helps to view things through the eyes of some of our peers who are not as fortunate.
Good Luck,
AAflyer