Hypothetically if people stopped paying type-ratings what would happen? Would we see airlines closing down, slowing expansion plans?
In the mean time do what I do. Expose anyone who pays to their non-flying friends and family. No one wants to associate with a scab.
That is where the problem lies - not with the employers.
Good. The guys paying have been branded as victims too long. They laugh at the rest of us climbing up the ladder while they pay 30k for an elevator.