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Originally Posted by ChipChelios (Post 1574423)

Oh please...I know a god damn barback in NYC that makes $50 a year. No 121 pilot should be making less then a barback!

Then negotiate for higher wages!

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Originally Posted by ChipChelios (Post 1574423)

Oh please...I know a god damn barback in NYC that makes $50 a year. No 121 pilot should be making less then a barback!

$50 a year? Bums can make that panhandling in Manhattan on a good day! :D

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Originally Posted by ChipChelios (Post 1574423)

Oh please...I know a god damn barback in NYC that makes $50 a year. No 121 pilot should be making less then a barback!

Then negotiate for higher wages!

Right...the UN has better results with negotiations!

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Originally Posted by Lab Rat (Post 1574379)

Third, those big bonuses the "evil" airline execs give themselves every year are because pilots let them do it. The "this job is cooler than anything else I'm willing to fly jets for practically free" attitude is the reason airline managers can do what they do - you let them.

I, personally, did not let them. I do not have that kind of power or influence.

Pilots as a group, though, have indeed failed themselves to use the potential power they do have, if only they could collectively realize their strength in numbers and unity. And it is within management's best interest to perpetuate this.

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Originally Posted by Lab Rat (Post 1574379)

Second, you are greedy - because that is human nature and not something that only exists at the corporate level. No matter how much you end up making one day, I have a hard time believing you would ever turn down down a penny more.

Yes, to a varying degree, greed is surely a driving force of human nature. I don't deny that I would accept compensation above what I only "need," but I would NOT accept the RIDICULOUSLY over the top type of compensation we are talking about here, especially in the face of the current situation.

The heart of this matter is not unique to the airlines, but we are definitely one of the more drastic examples. There will always be "income inequality" but the SPAN of the spectrum in the US is growing and the gap between the uber rich and once middle class is widening at an alarming rate.

Do you comprehend the MAGNITUDE of the amount of money we are talking about here?

Who's side are you on? Are you okay with the current situation? Do you have anything constructive to contribute? Or should we just sit back, shrug our shoulders, and sigh "ah that's just business."