Its worth lampooning something thats only going to do harm to the aviation industry. The possible harm is that this company will drive wages down because of its ULCC model, making it harder for people in the aviation industry to make a living. Would you want a competing company to come in and undercut your company in terms of sale prices, which would then force your company to cut back its most expensive cost, the people, your wage?complexintentions wrote:But why is Canada such a nation of dickheads that take pleasure in the misfortune of others? An entrepreneur trying to make a new business, who believes in it to the point he'll take on massive debt on his credit cards to desperately try and keep it alive - this is who we make fun of?
Try calling a regional pilot in the US, or some up here even, a 'wage-slave' and that they deserve low pay because their bosses are taking gargantuan risks. If thats how you see it, thats embarrassing.complexintentions wrote:The relevance - or lack of it - of this proposed venture isn't my point. But the smugness of people who are basically just wage-slaves, at the misfortune of people who actually take risks, is an embarrassment.