maxdrypower
If the powers-that-be were to follow your argument then those same PPLs should be just as capable of flying an airliner as a 200hour newbie with a CPL/IR and a type rating (almost certainly true). The fact is that if you want to be be a professional pilot then you need to pass the relevant exams; it's not that hard and should only take you about a year if you do them via distance learning. Then you can strap on your stripes, push your chest out and give it the big "I Am" for £15.00 per hour.
The thing to remember is that not all commercially qualified instructors are hour building airline wannabes. In fact, that is becoming less and less the case as there is no real advantage to be had in building SEP time any more; it's just not that relevant to multi-crew nintendo jet operation. The difficulty is that those pilots who have hours and a CPL with FI can't make a full-time living out of instruction while well-meaning part-time PPL/FIs offer their services for next to nothing at the weekends.