Simple maths gone awry. An A scaler on about 94hrs getting called out for an LA pattern will earn over $150,000 in overtime JUST for that LA flight. A B scaler would earn about $110,000 for the same flight so that is probably where the rumour is coming from.
The pressure at the moment is on manning flights not reducing overtime. A mate of mine said yes to CC for a trip that would have had him at >120hrs - the computer knocked it back due duty hours (190/4weeks less 8 hrs per ULR?)
So its not a case of accepting a cash payment - more a case of earning masses of overtime!