"Commuting has gone from a privilege to an entitlement in some quarters with major contract concessions made to assuage the commuters"
Neither a privledges nor entitlement but rather a result of business decisions beyond my control. I've had a number of domociles closed out from underneath me. My crime is setting down roots in a crew base. Unless my airline or the FAA wants to replace my wife's income and pay for my upside down house commuting is the plan for the foreseeable future.