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08-31-2020, 05:51 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by EXPAT1
. Hardly, I wouldn’t work for free but more importantly I wouldn’t demand the taxpayers pay me for doing NOTHING.
Last edited by captjns; 08-31-2020 at 06:06 PM.
09-02-2020, 06:09 PM
#33
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Originally Posted by captjns
Do you really think recipients are DEMANDING payments? . .
09-02-2020, 06:14 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by EXPAT1
Of course they are, emailing their congressmen, seeking support by any means possible to keep their extravaganza going. When Doctors and Nurses are unemployed and making $450 a week on unemployment then why should we as taxpayers support a lavish lifestyle of 10-20K a month for pilots to do NOTHING? The PSP is only prolonging the airline recovery and making it worse off for future recovery. Best to let airlines right-size to the market demand so the6 can rebuild and grow as demand allows. I’m all for giving airlines support money but PSP is a very bad idea and just makes the recovery much longer and adds to massive national debt.
09-02-2020, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ReadOnly7
Blame EXPAT1. He’s been on his period for months now.
09-02-2020, 10:16 PM
#38
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Originally Posted by EXPAT1
Your period is about to end soon as PSP expires very soon and airlines begin to right-size on Oct. 1st to a deregulated airline industry. Taxpayers will finally get a HUGE reprieve as massive government funded lavish lifestyles for highly overcompensated airline pilots ends.
There were $29 billion in grants for the airlines. That’s about $200 each. That isn’t exactly gonna bankrupt anybody. I realize it’s a bit more complicated than that, but you’re rather dramatic.
09-03-2020, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ReadOnly7
I wouldn’t say it’s HUGE! According to 2017 data, which is the most recent I could find, there are 143.3 million taxpayers in the US.
There were $29 billion in grants for the airlines. That’s about $200 each. That isn’t exactly gonna bankrupt anybody. I realize it’s a bit more complicated than that, but you’re rather dramatic.
There were $29 billion in grants for the airlines. That’s about $200 each. That isn’t exactly gonna bankrupt anybody. I realize it’s a bit more complicated than that, but you’re rather dramatic.
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