dojetdriver

It'll be like lot's of other things. People may be "shocked" or "mortified" when sitting in the theatre and hear what the pay is. As soon as they walk out, they'll simply forget it.

Or just think of it like teachers and many, but not all cops. The pay sucks, too bad.

Kilgore Trout

Somebody ought to make a good movie about a regional 121 crew. Starring Woody Harrelson and Drew Barrymore. I'd pay to go see that.

atpwannabe

Sounds like the Nozickian Rights Theory.


atp

cybourg10

I couldn't disagree more, it has been the stagnant middle class wages. You can high higher taxes and still have a growing economy, which history has proven to be true. When you don't trickle enough money down to the middle class, the class that buys everything, you create an imbalance that causes very harsh economic effects. We saw it in the late 1920s and we are seeing it again now. I think people tend to take their own personal dislike of taxes and somehow try to connect it as to why we are struggling. I don't think we pay too much in taxes, I think the richest top 1 or 2% pays too little.

jeeps

What do you mean by "trickle enough money down to the middle class"? Would this happen through high taxes imposed by the government on the upper class being paid to those who have less though government programs or projects? If so, why should the government do this and not private industry?

cybourg10

Do you think the "private" industry is going to honestly trickle enough down? When United Airlines loses money what happens? They ask for pay cuts from union employees and then Tilton gives him and his buddies some nice bonuses. I didn't say high taxes either, I said higher than what we have now, big difference. Do some research and and see what a society looks like without a strong middle class. We have had the idea that the private industry will police itself for 30 years now

skidmark

Of course I want more, I'm human right? I will not give credability to someone who wants Europeon Socialism. I am an American, not an whiny French ***. Michael Moore will never speak for me.

cybourg10

Yes we are Americans! Socialism is reserved for the rich! I will not give credibility to someone that can't spell credibility, or European.

skidmark

Me two dumbb to fly aeroplane. Are you making Michael Moore cupcakes over there or what?

NoStep

Are you actually saying we are not taxed enough? Your statement of the richest types is incorrect. The top 5% of wage earners in the U.S.A. pay almost 60% of all tax revenues in this country. The only thing that,"...history has proven true..." is that NO country in history has ever been able to tax itself into prosperity. I understand people trying to blame someone for the country's woes, but thinking that higher taxes (others can join in the misery) will help grow the economy is absurd.

When was the last time a poor guy offered you a good job? If you're flying for a living and making a decent wage, you probably work for a large airline, cargo hauler or wealthy corporation. Lower taxes across the board, and let the people who really drive this economy bring it back.

Government involvement always screws things up, (see; DMV, FAA, IRS for examples). The 1920's-30's melee was driven by the government, and prolonged with F.D.R.'s ridiculous socialist ideas that we're still living with today.

Why are so many people shocked that regional pilots have bad wages and little quality of life? It's always been that way at smaller arilines. Have they ever read "Fate Is The Hunter" by Earnest K. Gann? (Should be required reading at all flight schools)

Look, I'm not a foaming at the mouth-rabid Michael Moore hater. He's an entertainer, and has a talent for stirring things up. I just don't like an obviously rich, out of shape Canadian telling America they have bad health and are too rich.