scraglad:
I agree with you 100 percent. If EVERYONE had your attitude and refused to pay for a type rating then the airlines would have no choice but to foot the bill. But as you can see from the comments so far there are many who are willing to whore themselves out to pursue their chosen vocation. It is really sad, there is no reason we should ever have to pay for training beyond the ATPL.
Typhoonpilot