Originally Posted by
transpac
I think, or maybe hope, that as you spend more time in this community you will understand that a decrease in benefits, which might not impact you personally but does negatively impact your ' FT neighbor', should always be questioned and attempts made to reverse reductions in benefits. I understand that you may not be too unhappy with the planned 2012 CR-1 reductions, but as others are clearly unhappy you could support them, or not.
They came first for the e500s of [12]Ps,
and I didn't speak up because I was a 1K at the top of UDU priority.
Then they came for the CR-1s of 1Ks who lived in SFO, LAX, IAD, EWR, JFK, LGA,
and I didn't speak up because I lived in fly over country.
Then they came for 1Ks who qualified on EQSes,
and I didn't speak up because I flew lots of long hauls.
Then they came for my SWUs which left me no reason to be a 1K,
and by that time no one was left to speak up, they were all EXPs on AA.
Originally Posted by
fastair
While frequent flyer socialism is a nice concept, and some actually practice it, what is good for the group is not always good for the individual.
Aren't you in a union?
Originally Posted by
fastair
I believe the phrase "1k lite" is an example. 1K's that "earned it the hard way" were peeved that some were given the same status by taking a late developing short cut to their same status, thus having new competition for the same finite perks. Few got to the top of the food chain by thinking of "the rest of you", not Rockerfeller, not Vanderbilt, not Gates, not Buffett, certainly not Tilton. It's only in their later years, after they were done being "top dog" that they thought about the common man.
I believe Gates wrote a book where he talked about his wealth, and noted that when he was much older he planned to give it away to charity. I believe Buffet responded that he should give some away sooner. I believe Gates did just that, as Buffet was doing. The wealthy by and large give a lot away. CC has daily examples of elites sharing with less fortunate FTers.