Employers are becoming avaricious; all they care about is the bottom line. Cost cutting can not jeopardise good will, $200 to get somewhere has to get you there safely. They need to be convinced that cost cutting will affect safety. They are trying to attract and retain the best talent, how can they justify paying others a lot less money and not absolutely guarantee it won’t affect safety... quite simply they can’t and this will play on their minds. Run with it......