Have seen all this before, different setting and with a more political tint.
Pilots salaries, like most things, are driven by the law of supply and demand.
I dont wanna pop anybody's bubble, but driving the bus is NOT like sending a man to the moon. The hard part about becoming a pilot, like most things, is affording it.
So lets remove that little huddle and train more pilots. Then we can pay the rest less.
ECONOMICS101
p.s. dont look down on the cabin trash, we are all part of the same big wheel. If the Sh
hit the fan, i would want them to be pulling my loved ones out of wreakage.