Originally posted by Gabriel
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But in context with the times, pilots aren't so bad off. Many go on to make handsome six-figure salaries without having to sell their souls or sit in meetings all day. They aren't burdened with the enormous student loans that most people at that pay-level are having to pay off. And they do, actually, get to do the thing they dreamed about as a kid. I doubt many well-paid lawyers dreamed as a kid of digging through pages of contractual gibberish all day looking for a moment of weakness. I realize the low-hour regional guys are under financial stress and that bothers me, but offer them a big raise if they transfer to the legal department and I bet none of them would touch it.
A lot of industries abuse the low hanging fruit with long hours and low pay. The difference is that pilots should be well-rested and fully focused on flying, not on their finances. But you want laissez faire, America? Welcome to laissez faire.
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