<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rawbert:
big snipideedoodah..
IMHO, there is something wrong with our system when airport screeners make more money then entry level pilot, and to know that my tax dollars are being used to subsidize this ill thought out program makes sad.
rawbert
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Why? What's so special about pilots? Most get their training thanks to your tax dollars and all it takes is some eye-hand coordination and some decision making skills that most people have. It's not like 1930 when there was a daily risk, the system is almost risk free now. It's like they are air-bus drivers now. They've managed to build up a mystique and many of them believe they are some sort of god, not so. (I am a licensed pilot, so am aware of just how complex it is..or is not.)
As for the tax dollars part, yup, it is still evolving and has suffered from some poor implementation.
[This message has been edited by porkyboy (edited 01-28-2003).]