Rez O. Lewshun
Save the Profession
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- Jan 19, 2004
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Now we're getting somewhere! Your number one voting issue is airline pension reform! Fair enough, and a worthy issue. And the democrats are likely to do it . . . although one COULD argue that the unions should have negotiated this themselves years ago when times were good instead of "pie-in-the-sky" unfunded pensions. I might also add that POTUS "O" wants to raise capital gains taxes, which will make the growth of your 401(k) slow considerably.
I just want a political alliance that will furhter the agenda of the Air Line Pilot profession.
Sorry about the furloughs. Yeah, they suck. Retraining to another career is expensive, time consuming, and the experience does not improve with repetition (I've done it twice so far). However, there is not a profession or job in America where your job is "safe." Anyone who's been furloughed once and hasn't started lining up other options hasn't been paying attention.
That is why I'd like to defend the profession I got.
Any career counselor will tell you to keep developing skills because that's the world we live in . . .global competition on steroids. It's a trend that will only accelerate in our lifetime. There are no guarantees, but you can only make your own opportunities. Lucky for you, as a pilot, you're more intelligent and resourceful than the average Joe.
Airplanes will be flown in this country after I retire. My goal is to be one of the pilots that flies jets in this country.
However, there are those who don't care if Americans fly US registered jets.
I am willing to fight for Americans to fly US jets. Are you?
As to the "gay marriage" issue you seem hung up on .
I use gay marriage as an issue example b/c many air line pilots feel stopping gay marriage is more important than the air line pilot profession.
. . I posit that IF you were gay and in love, this one issue would be more important to you than cheap housing or even gainful employment. If you truly believed "abortion" was murder, wouldn't you be torn up by the millions of abortions that take place?
Sorry.... lets be realistic. If the cops came with the bank rep and an eviction notice and ensured you were physcially removed from your house because the bank repo'ed it... you are now literally "on the street". Your wife is looking at you.. the kids are crying... say what about abortion? You want to talk about gay what?
This has happened to airline pilots.... in the last seven years..
Stopping a perceived holocaust would be more important than rent, right? "Guns"? . . . .well, I like guns, but I have plenty already . . . non-issue for me (but I could always use more . . . )
Again... you are on the street... you have no place to sleep tonight... holocaust? Guns?
Personally, I think immigration policy, public school reform at the local level, energy policy and national defense are the "big four" . . .and I'm dismayed at the total lack of leadership on most of them.
All of this doesn't matter if you lost your house...
Think I am being dramatic? when do you stop worrying about other issues and start taking care of yourself?
I'm not going to deride anyone who has other priorities though.
Where I come from... taking care of yourself and your family is the first priority.... the gays and guns can wait..