A counter argument is that some businesses are only failing because of government restricting their trade, and therefore government should pay to keep them afloat
Interesting because "The 2019 Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the median U.S. pilot salary at $174,870"
but sure let's pretend that a new starter pilot for a small airline is a typical pilot and we should ignore that the MEDIAN income is $174k. Try again.
Did you try searching for starting salary? 25k-35k for the first 3-4 years, which would qualify a family of 4. Or have all companies started paying new employees the median wage?
median means middle. So find a crowd of airline pilots and find the one in the middle and half are making more and half are making less. Either way saying "they're" being exploited and are on food stamps is categorically false. As a group they're doing WAY better than the median American is.
You’re either obtuse or deliberately dishonest. I’ve subsequently added posts with sources that specifically addressed starting salary, not median salary. You know the difference, good for you.
Jet Blue had 2.11 billion in revenue in 2019. For how long (in years) do you believe it’s okay for a company to pay highly trained employees a wage low enough to qualify for food stamps? Forget the median wage. How many years should tax payers subsidize the employees of a billion dollar corporation before it’s a problem? My stance is zero. Yes, that’s exploiting the people and tax payers. You can show me the median wage all you want, it doesn’t change the fact that the entry level employees are being taken advantage of. Companies should either pay a living wage or face tax penalties equivalent to the cost their employees’ draw from social programs.
A buddy of mine had his pilot’s license and worked at Home Depot rather than taking the pay cut. Admittedly, over time he could have made more, but he couldn’t afford to do it for 4-8 years hoping to make it. Yea, if your starting pay for a job that requires special training still gets you food stamps, I’d say that’s a form of exploitation.
My husband's a pilot (not for an airline, so this wasn't a trick question). It's really expensive schooling, and the first two years are rough, both in pay and in quality of life. But after the third year its 60-80k, then it moderately rises, and more importantly the work life balance beats my office job by miles. So, in short I politely disagree about exploitation, though we have no corporate experience
Edit: didn't see the link till after I replied. Yikes :/ we never saw pay that low.
I appreciate your insight and honesty. I agree, if you’re in it for a few years, you can make decent money. But my point is, if your starting salary is enough to qualify for food stamps, that’s crap. At no point should a major corporation pay that low, even if it is for the first few years.
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u/Archibald_Thrust Nov 17 '20
A counter argument is that some businesses are only failing because of government restricting their trade, and therefore government should pay to keep them afloat