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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 8:39 am
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Originally Posted by SouthsideJAX
What careers are they migrating to? And actually, a lot of people have had their pension cut, and their pay reduced. When it happens to the auto workers and the steel industry, it appears to be because their pay and benefits got out of line with the competition.
This individual had the responsibility of 150 LIVES that day. While other jobs out there have required reduced pay and benefits, I think Sully is forewarning our government to those reductions. It may not attract our aviators from the military, like it has for decades. They may go overseas for more pay. (The cream of the crop). Why go into an industry that has mediocre pay with that experience?
Anyone care to have a DOCTOR that gets paid lousy? Would that industry attract the brightest if pay and benefits BECAME mediocre?
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