grrowler, I was making a point. The real cost of GA training is about double what the market expects (and wants) to pay. There cannot be a major increase in GA salaries without a major shift in the market. You are part of the market, are you prepared to pay double what you pay now for services?
There is no pot of gold at the end of the GA rainbow. GA operators are not quaffing brandy and lighting their cigars with rolled up (albeit plastic) 20 dollar notes.