Originally Posted by The Deal Mommy

This is an interesting thread. I have obvious bias here but try to remember that Flyertalk and travel hackers in general are the .1%.
This policy really sucks for people who are profitable for AMEX (in terms of lounge use): a family of four, with two young kids who don't drink any alcohol and hardly eat, who visit twice a year. Those are the people with whom I talk daily, and why AMEX would go out of their way to alienate them is beyond me.