Go Back  Airline Pilot Central Forums > Airline Pilot Forums > Major > Southwest
Stimulus passed with airline relief - 20 Dec >

Stimulus passed with airline relief - 20 Dec

Search

Notices

Stimulus passed with airline relief - 20 Dec

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12-28-2020, 10:23 AM
  #51  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Dec 2016
Posts: 101
Default


"Conservative" Airline Pilots
Reese is offline  
Old 12-28-2020, 03:14 PM
  #52  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Jun 2017
Posts: 659
Default

Originally Posted by Reese

"Conservative" Airline Pilots
One can be fiscally conservative but still accept free money. It’s in everyone’s interest to take the money even if you don’t like the idea. Also I doubt there are many pilots in this particular forum that qualify for the checks.
Peacock is offline  
Old 12-28-2020, 05:01 PM
  #53  
Gets Weekends Off
 
THEKERNALKLINK's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Feb 2018
Position: 737 LEFT SEAT
Posts: 136
Default Don't say that grumpy!

Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator
I regret not taking ExTO, if there’s another opportunity I won’t pass it up.
D

Be careful, I'm starting to think I'm the only one left here, everyone else went back and are collecting at least 100% of the minimum. Which is pretty much half for a lot of us, and the ExTO is 3/8's after you pencil it out.

I thought that thousands would jump on the maximum, or at least measure their sacrafice in years, not months, when in fact, everyone who offered to participate threw in for a couple or a few months from what I gather. Feeling pretty embarrassed. Not for just that reason, this whole thing freaked me out pretty bad because of my kids, one in particular who had to fight real hard to stay in this world for awhile. It was a major over reaction.
THEKERNALKLINK is offline  
Old 12-28-2020, 08:14 PM
  #54  
Line holder
 
symbian simian's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: On the bus,seat 0A
Posts: 3,332
Default

Originally Posted by Mozam
If that is what you got out of the bill , you are very miss guided . I have seen a lot of things in the bill that are a waste of money, nowhere does it talk about pilots sitting at home .
.Miss Demeanor, Miss Givings, Miss Fortunes, Miss Whatever her name was...

Sorry (Hothouse flowers)
symbian simian is offline  
Old 12-28-2020, 08:21 PM
  #55  
Line holder
 
symbian simian's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: On the bus,seat 0A
Posts: 3,332
Default

Originally Posted by Peacock
One can be fiscally conservative but still accept free money. It’s in everyone’s interest to take the money even if you don’t like the idea. Also I doubt there are many pilots in this particular forum that qualify for the checks.
Or you could be morally consistent and don't accept it.
symbian simian is offline  
Old 12-28-2020, 08:35 PM
  #56  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Jun 2017
Posts: 659
Default

Originally Posted by symbian simian
Or you could be morally consistent and don't accept it.

Nothing moral about it. I think stimulus checks are a ridiculous waste of money. However it’s in my own interest to accept a check if one were sent to me, so I would.
Peacock is offline  
Old 12-29-2020, 12:16 AM
  #57  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 253
Default

Originally Posted by Reese

"Conservative" Airline Pilots
When it is the government that has caused the problem and continues to this day to lock businesses and people down even against what the WHO is saying. Then it is the governments job to make restitution to those that they effect. They can do this by opening up the economy and letting us get back to work or they can pay for what they have told us to do while they don't. The sad part is those in charge of these States and the federal government really don't care because it is not their money and if they can be seen as a savior rather than an imprisoner then all the better for them. So, yes get the government out of our business, let us create our own wealth and prosperity.
Bluesideup1 is offline  
Old 12-29-2020, 02:24 AM
  #58  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Mozam's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: Left
Posts: 1,260
Default

Originally Posted by symbian simian
.Miss Demeanor, Miss Givings, Miss Fortunes, Miss Whatever her name was...

Sorry (Hothouse flowers)
That was pretty good
Mozam is offline  
Old 12-29-2020, 03:45 AM
  #59  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Sep 2015
Posts: 280
Default

Originally Posted by Reese

"Conservative" Airline Pilots
That’s OUR MONEY! You and I pay TAXES, the Government was just kind enough to let some of those taxpayers (not me), but some of those taxpayers have a little bit of their hard earned money back. I have no problem with that.
Salukidawg is offline  
Old 12-29-2020, 05:53 AM
  #60  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Grumpyaviator's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,030
Default

Originally Posted by Salukidawg
That’s OUR MONEY! You and I pay TAXES, the Government was just kind enough to let some of those taxpayers (not me), but some of those taxpayers have a little bit of their hard earned money back. I have no problem with that.
this, definitely. These bills are wasteful and ripe for fraud (I’m convinced they are money laundering for politicians) but if they include giving some of my money back to me I’ll take it.
Grumpyaviator is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Sunvox
United
45
12-21-2014 01:58 PM
MobiusOne
Foreign
8
03-11-2012 05:32 PM
Winged Wheeler
Money Talk
2
05-31-2010 06:35 AM
Green Banana
Major
6
10-06-2008 04:06 PM
TonyC
Major
2
12-06-2006 11:10 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Your Privacy Choices