Folks,....
There really can only be one point to this whole topic and that is the fact that many, if not most commercial Pilots are grossly underpaid.
I'm sure that it was the Guv's intent (in his own way) to draw this fact to the attention of the non-Pilot readership of this Forum. Since Pilots know this already.
Otherwise, I think, it would be very counterproductive for an entrepreneur who intends to start up an airline, to publicly pose a question and then answer it himself in the way in which he has, since he would then be recognized as a person who would seek to exploit the Pilots of his (future)airline and thus prevent top quality aircrew from considering employment with him.
The best safety device on any aircraft is a well trained and well paid Pilot!
Or am I missing something?