re: The state sanctioned mafia known as River Pilots are shaking down the chemical industry

Because a medium sized ship can carry $100 million worth of cargo easily.

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While 500K is a ton of money go watch some youtube videos of river pilots boarding a ship in high seas, I wouldn't do it for any amount of money.

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High seas in Pilottown?

What in the world could you possibly not understand?

His point was that they aren't drawing up maps at the breakfast table with their 3 year old.

Tonight’s headline...Les Miles loses control of Coach O’s river pilots. Details at 5, 6 and 10.

That's not how it works. The pilots can't make more than the value of the ticket sales or the airlines wouldn't make any money. There is a hell of a lot more money in the maritime industry

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His point was that they aren't drawing up maps at the breakfast table with their 3 year old.

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You're totally right. I haven't heard of the phenom river pilot at age 3.

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That's not how it works. The pilots can't make more than the value of the ticket sales or the airlines wouldn't make any money. There is a hell of a lot more money in the maritime industry

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Nah. The fact is you have 100x's FEWER pilots in the Merry-time racket.

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You think these pilots are drawing river bottom maps and shite over a bowl of Cocoa Puffs with their 3 year old?

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The good ones are

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90% of all global trade occurs on the seas. Essentially every port in the entire world requires a pilot. What is your point again?

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That river pilots(NOT THE captains floating across the ocean) make 4 times as much as airline pilots due to the the artificially created supply/demand imbalance protected by government sanctioned barriers to entry.

The maritime pilot industry is a racket. Govt protected industry and a farce.