Originally Posted by exmike

Just speculating here, and I hope I'm wrong, but I feel like AX has tended to give bonuses since their high fee cards made MRs relatively less valuable so the bonuses are like an enticement to keep us in the game. With the new amex everday cards, it would seem to me that there is no need for that, particularly with the (likely) millions of people that will join the MR world now.