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Old Aug 8, 2014, 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by BearX220
It's also scary and sad that the FT of ten years ago was largely about sharing the wealth and showing others in the community how to get ahead; now, with points and miles programs in decline, it's more about a minority of super duper customers kicking the lower tiers off the rope ladder and down to the Greyhound depot.
Sad thing is that most of those people are flying on OPM and don't see the forest for the trees. Eventually, that flying will stop. While they may have been able to cash in short term, there's going to be nothing left for them once the party's over. Then what?
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