Originally Posted by
SMK77
As there is no economic sense whatsoever to pay for a ticket in F, ...
So you believe to be in a position where you can judge this?
If you can charge hourly rates in excess of $700 who will care for those $ 6 - 9k necessary for paid F once a week or once a fortnight?
Travel costs even in F are therefore below 20% of your gross income - employee happiness is a much bigger value in this context, IMHO. Not to forget you can work in F (instead of Y) - FRA-ORD is approx 9 hrs, 9 x $700 = $ 6.300 which actually pays for the trip.
IMHO one has to be very careful abt. making statements what makes economic sense. In capitalism almost everything which does not make economic sense will be flattened out in the long-run (O.K., German politicians are the exception to this rule
). And don't you forget: Prawns which have been catched by a German fisherboat in the North Sea are being flewn to Moroc where they are shelled. Afterwards they are flown back to Germany. So, as long as this makes economic sense I feel perfectly allright flying F...