You may be 100% correct in how the seats are or are not covered for that matter.

I was told by the CO employee that they had a policy change that now allowed them to do the write off. If this is correct, the system has changes to allow them to do so. In the beginning, we rode for free from what I understood. I am being told that is not longer true. Is it????? Who really knows. As I mentioned, I'd like to see the formal system for this to put this to bed as I get yelled at almost daily by gate agents. Now there is a good time....

I also agree that if you have no money then there is no need to write things off. Simply because the airlines are not making money should not affect how we, the people, the agency the whatever, pay for seats.

That would be like McDonald's having a minimum sale simply because they are not making money. If your making money. Good for you. if not, make the needed changes to do so. I am not saying it is easy. If it was, we would all own airlines. I am simply saying times have changed. You either change with them or you fail if the change created a loss for you.