I guess I'll never understand  

Some people are so dead set in their belief "You'll take what the company gives you and be thankful."  We are in a crazy inflationary period, in the middle of the "great resignation" and people on this board line up in droves to defend why we should not be paid well.  

News flash, just because this industry paid HORRIBLY when there were 10000 'Nam pilots floating around, doesn't mean that our wages shouldn't continue to rise with less and less pilots out there.  Then add inflation.  

Look at the level of responsibility we hold compared to significantly better compensated airline guys who just do a walk around and follow the flight plan on autopilot.  We are WORTH more, but we have this mentality of old times holding us back.  Have you seen the bills your company is charging lately?  For a 20-30 minute flight in the midwest, we're charging 80,000 a pop.  Yeah yeah, non payers, but COME ON.  

It strikes me as defeatist and pathetic.