EXACTLY!! Banks let it happen, but idiots who knew they couldn't afford stuff still bought it and promised to pay for it.

Same idiots are now not paying what they owe on their credit cards and crying about how they can't afford the payments. I can afford my payments because I don't buy stuff I can't afford, not because I'm employed and have a descent job. If I became unemployed tomorrow I could still make all my payments. People in America need to learn to pay cash for everything but their house and save enough to pay the bills for a year if they lose their job.

If anyone thought that Carl was a tough guy, this post just proved he has a heart. You don't want to know how I think we should handle the situation our country is in. None of my plan calls for working, paying, honest Americans to do more than they are already doing. However, it draws heavily on the lazy, entitled crowd to do their part. Occupy this!

Absolutely correct. Last I checked no one kidnapped any of these borrowers and put a gun to their head. I have zero sympathy for the banks either. But, how many of those who "can't afford" their payments do you think own an XBox 360, iPad 2, and multiple HDTVs?

None...DCI is picking up all the gates:mad:

Sorry Phuz,

I can't agree with you. By my definition Delta basically "wet leases" (I think that's the correct term) the airplanes from the DCI carriers. We're paying for the airplane, the crew, fuel, maintenance, etc.

If the flight goes out empty the DCI carrier gets paid the same as if it goes out full. Delta assumes all the risks. They have paid for the use of that aircraft.

To me the concept that a DCI pilot would take precedence over a Delta pilot for the jumpseat on an aircraft for which Delta is paying is totally absurd. Similarly, I believe all Delta non-revs should have higher priority that the DCI carrier's employees, retirees, etc.

So the DCI guy who is commuting home for one of his 11 days at home with his wife and kids (a guy who is pulling the same oar you are for Delta) would miss his commute while the 73 year-old retired reservations agent gets on the flight to ATL to play bridge for 2 days?

Give me a break. You can't sell off regional flying to contractors (for your own raise) and then treat the same people like third class citizens. It's not our fault DL decided to contract out work it could do itself to 15 other companies.

I could entertain leisure travel working that way, but commuters would have to have priority or just keep the system status quo.

I also don't want to see the priority on our own metal change. Perhaps a deal where DCI pilots have a 10 day window to reserve the Jumpseat, and then within 24 hours, DL guys can reserve it. FedEx uses that system, and it seems to work.

I disagree, blame here is squarely on the shoulders of the government. They are supposed to arrest and prosecute people for financial fraud. The economic ruin we are facing is the result of this lawlessness.

I think a way to fix the mainline/regional problem is to require regionals to paint their aircraft in their own colors. The tail can be the Delta logo if they want but the aircraft has to say Pinnacle or Skywest etc... Also If you want to fly your regional aircraft for delta, then you have to pay for fuel and your training costs. That way mainline will absorb all flying in no time when people don't see Delta on their aircraft or ticket and when the regionals can't afford to buy fuel.

I agree. However, the only financial fraud in this is people signing a promissory note (mortgage), then refusing to uphold the terms of the contract they signed and walking away. But nobody is being prosecuted for this.

Carl

[QUOTE]well shoot, if it's on 60 minutes, it must be true. :cool:
you do know that show is generally one of the leftist stalwarts of the mainstream media, right? :rolleyes: