Originally Posted by captjns
You all see a parallel here?
You forgot to mention STDs.
Originally Posted by WHYEYEMAN
Please explain why the businessmen in charge of the airlines would pay for something they don't have to.
Exactly. No businessman today expects to last forever so grab as much as you can is the order of the day. If it causes long-term headache to company, who cares. He won't be around anymore to deal with it.