"Best of all, be a senior Captain on $250 000 with a defined benefit pension doing one or two nice trips per month and reserve the rest of the time, flying < 500 hours per year." British Airways have them, Ansett had them, sure you haven't got a few ?
Mate, I work there. I know that statement is crap. And yes those "old boilers" are on around $60,000.
And I believe the baggage handlers are cheaper than the Virgin ones now.
Maybe you should get your facts right before writing such crap.