However, when those "numbers" allegedly relating to income include stuff that you and I would call expenses, we all know it is no more than spin.
When you say you and I, do you say that as a crewman or woman? I have never considered my allowances to simply be expenses. They are part of my salary. I choose to spend them as I wish, and most of the time that is on shopping or paying for entertainment whilst on my days off downroute. I don't expect my employer to cover these costs as expenses. Sorry, but I think the people spinning the numbers are you and Unite.