OP: I have spent a career in single pilot ops...from small singles right up to flying under the single pilot waivers in the heavier, faster Citation 500s(Encore, Ultra, V, ect)
One good pilot is better then two mediocre ones. Certain pilots need 'help' to fly a plane...some don't. Some pilots are up against it as soon as they sit in the cockpit, some are really comfortable. I come from the school that when the engine goes out on take off, I don't want to explain, argue, discuss, debate, call and wait for a reply, fly through the flying right seater..
I'll just fix the problem....
Chief pilots hiring weak pilots, buddies, pals, kids, ect in order to control the pilots under them, will keep hammering the mantra that hiring the best 200 hour marsh mellows fresh out of flight school is safe...
It doesn't work....I think it's funny but at the higher levels, even airliners are being slated for single pilot ops......you only need one good pilot up there, not a bunch of kids and politicians...