FlyingGuy
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- Joined
- Mar 11, 2006
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It's amazing how topics as simple as reasonable pay can break down into idealogical rants on this board. Taxes and entitlement programs aren't the issue. To me its about reasonable pay for honest work. Personally even if I wasn't a pilot I wouldn't want the people driving the plane to be more worried about their finances than the thunderstorm ahead or the runway condition for landing. I want them to be making enough that they want to live up to that value not down to it. I feel the same for my nurses, cops and teachers though the pay for one career field is irrelevant to that in another. I'm sure most people would think an extra $20 a ticket is a bargain to ensure a better qualified pilot and a safer trip. Unfortunately the laymen believe the government and the companies wouldn't put a uniform on someone unless they were highly qualified. Would you go with the less experienced surgeon for your bypass operation to save a few bucks?