hum....
Being a lowly non-status frequent flier, I have no objections to people getting perks when they've paid 4x the price I paid for my ticket. That's like paying 10,000 for a car and being upset that someone else bought a 100,000 BMW. Or that a bargain rate hotel room has no view and isn't a penthouse.
Even being a very leftist person, I can't justify the attitude that paying more doesn't entitle one to more. I have a coworker that pays for business and first class when we travel and I'm not the least bit jealous. If I paid 2000.00 or more for the ticket, I could sit next to him.
Things are very democratic. You get what you pay for.