netjetwife said:
A fair day's wages for an honest day's work.
"Fair" = paid what you agreed to work for. How can you say you're entitled to anything else, other than what market forces dictate?
netjetwife said:
That democratic precept is as American as apple pie.
What, exactly, is that supposed to mean? What you really mean to say is "Greed is as American as apple pie." Don't sugar-coat it.
netjetwife said:
You'll be hard pressed to find any pilot who doesn't think that the NJ pilots had earned, and rightfully deserved, every penny they got in their new CBA. In fact, many, would agree that they were short-changed on the Retro they were owed. The signing bonus didn't cover it for most of the NJ pilots.
*slaps forehead* Obvious statement of the year. What pilot would ever turn down a paycheck?
netjetwife said:
PILOTS ARE PROFESSIONALS AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED ACCORDINGLY
Again, meaningless drivel. Use of the word "should" implies some kind of moralistic entitlement. In reality, pilots (and anyone else) are paid what the market will bear. Otherwise, a correction occurs. Simple economics.
netjetwife said:
A RISING TIDE SHOULD LIFT ALL BOATS--WEIGH ANCHOR AND SAIL WITH 1108
Mindless, saccharine platitudes, with no economic, logical, ethical, or moral backing. You speak in cliches, NJW. Just say, "we want what we want because we are greedy." Nothing wrong with it. Wrapping your (perfectly legitimate) greed in your pseudo-socialist catch phrases is really very tiresome.
Really, get a different hobby. Hell, get on the treadmill. Anything.
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