Next Generation.....that attitude is exactly why nothing will change......most guys do ''plan'' on using GA for building hours, but sadly not everyone does make it to the well paid great job. Do you honestly believe that anyone wants to work at Kmart being a check out operator for 25 years....sometimes its all they can get, and at least even in that job you get all the benefits that higher paid jobs get...despite the lower pay rates.
GA should be able to provide pilots with at least wages and conditions compareable to say retail, where the workers there have no skill or training needed....IF GA operators cannot afford to pay this much(or little), you have to question if it's worth being in business.
It would be fine if we all knew for sure that if we do 2 hours in GA on crap money we'll all eventually get a job on 150K workin 50 hours a month....but it doesn't work like that, not everyone makes it...doesn't mean to say they should have to live in the poor house for the ''priviledge'' of flying.