Thank you for telling me what I wasn't thinking. (sardonic sarcasm)

It's comments like yours that make me value the witty banter that we see on FT. (jocular irony)

To be pedantic, my comment was in response to a coment by spgaston that I found objectionable: "I think mandatory compensation (along with not wanting an accident) should be motivation for keeping the aircraft in top mechanical condition." This post appears to place the provision of compensation above, or on a par with, the provision of safety and I find that suggestion distasteful.

I chose to express my distaste by restating a rhetorical question from another post that, IMO, clearly highlighted this issue. Thus the sentiment behind my comment clearly evoked the lowest form of wit. Sorry it that didn't come across clearly. (sarcasm)