No, they're not the only ones. There is plenty to go around.

I'm OK with letting the market set prices. And salaries. What I object to is well-meaning but disastrous interference in the markets. A certain amount of government aid really helped us get through the pandemic. But there was opportunism in the last covid aid package, and it went straight to the inflation line of the balance sheet, while destroying some folks' initiative. That's a tragedy. We don't need to pay off people's debts. We need to increase job opportunities.

To be clear, though, there is still plenty of demand for airline services. Airlines are short on workers for multiple reasons. We're right to demand they do some hiring, and they'll have to pay market wages in order to accommodate our needs. There is a lot of opportunity there that should be good for both the airlines and workers.