[BrooklynGOP]

Do you have any idea what it takes to hold a commercial licence to fly passengers? Probably not. However, the fact that I have been invited to train at Delta, American and Southwest Airlines means that I might just do alright in the private sector, should I decide to go that route.

That's fine. As I said, let them flood us with H1 pilots from India/China. There are over 2 billion people between them both. I am sure they can scoop up just enough pilots of your qualifications (or better) to put you out of a job for 25% of your pay.

The point is, I made choices that allow me to decide when I will work; choices that are available to every living American at one time or another.

That's right. Being in IT industry was a good way to make a living as well. There are plenty of highly trained people who are now out of a job. Like I said, when I see you being succesful at competing with those who do your job at 20% - 25% of your salary - then we'll talk.

[Pukin Dog]

It is not about what you do.

Each of us should strive to make a living doing something that we would otherwise do for nothing. Going into any particular industry because of how well it pays is really not too smart. Times and conditions change.

You will never reach your true potential by picking a job based on salary. We are all gifted at something, and our mission in life is to find out what it is, and do it to death, until someone decides to pay us to do it. My granddad told me that when I was young, and it is still true today.

If Airlines ever reach the point where expense for a pilot is more important than experience, why would I want to work for them? I dont care if a good pilot comes from India or China, many already do. If one puts me out of work, so be it. In a democracy, I am not entitled to a job. If you think you are, then you might try a place like Cuba.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Do you have any idea what it takes to hold a commercial licence to fly passengers? Probably not. However, the fact that I have been invited to train at Delta, American and Southwest Airlines means that I might just do alright in the private sector, should I decide to go that route.

Besides the fact that as BrooklynGOP said, the analogy would be to flood the market with foreign pilots (which could easily happen because there's no reason for it not to happen), pilots need customers to fly on planes in order to stay in business and customers need jobs to pay for plane trips.