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BalloonChaser:
Actually, what you wrote was "crisis" not "regression"
And that statement alone is a "comparison" to the great depression. - I can only reply to what you wrote, not what you meant.
We'll take it nice and slow this time. What I wrote was that we just experienced the worst economic crisis
since the Great Depression. That does NOT compare this last crisis to the Great Depression. It says that both the Great Depression and the last regression were both crisis. It further implies that the last regression of the economy was the worst regression all the way back, but not including, the Great Depression. If I had meant that it was worse that the Great Depression, I would have stated that this was the worst economic crisis in the history of the United States. If you want to get hung up on that, knock yourself out.....please.
I actually said the ROI on furloughs was "18 months (or so)" but I will agree you did cite other reasons besides the flow - However, you were pushing the "flow" as a big proponent for the company not to furlough, hence I keyed on that -
If you are going to throw out a number, be able to back it up. The flow was a major reason the company did not furlough.
(...Then you and Bar started talking about farming and lost me frankly!?... )
We did, and nobody invited you into the fray. You made your choice.
<<Originally Posted by brakechatter
You don't understand the economics well enough to be commenting.>>
For a guy with zero debt, I think I have a good handle on it but hey, thanks for dismissing me nonetheless...
I'm sure every is as proud of you as you are, but the reference is that you do not understand the furlough economics to be commenting intelligently, and you don't. Here's why:
As for not understanding the flow, maybe I was ambiguous in this statement, or completely incorrect? (Which, if the latter, please correct me?) However, that said, my understanding of the flow is this - I don't recall the exact number but if there are 375 Compass pilots - 175CA and 200F/O AND if DAL was to furlough 375 pilots AND they all flowed then -
175 DAL would get Capt. and 200 DAL would get F/O, pushing ALL Compass pilots out!? - Correct?
Now however if DAL pilots that were furloughed decided to "pass" on the Compass positions, (and I know loads that would "pass" on accepting F/O positions - the bottom 200 of the 375 furloughed) then the former Compass Capt. would/might take the remaining F/O's slots and the DAL main guys and gals that "passed" would just sit on their "unpaid vacations." It's not mandatory to accept the flow! So what did I miss?
Go educate yourself, then come back and jump into the debate. On second thought, maybe ACL will bail you out. I just ran out of time.