tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post982530750889750986..comments2011-08-17T22:00:58.848-07:00Comments on Ten Conversations: In Responsewoodegg846http://www.blogger.com/profile/09750031709382053667noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post-91715017056813933252010-05-23T06:51:34.267-07:002010-05-23T06:51:34.267-07:00Sam,
"Simply put, no airline has ever been p...Sam,<br /><br />"Simply put, no airline has ever been profitable without government subsidies. As an industry, air travel is billions in the hole, and would be more so without past contributions."<br /><br />This touches on exactly the point I am trying to make; no airline has been profitable WITH government subsides, as a result of government subsides. The crucial factors of profit woodegg846https://www.blogger.com/profile/09750031709382053667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post-83393321798737017542010-05-20T18:16:22.349-07:002010-05-20T18:16:22.349-07:00To take it back to the original post for a moment,...To take it back to the original post for a moment, I want to comment on a presupposed notion held by Woodegg...<br /><br />"Take away absolutely all subsidies and tax breaks given to the airlines and airports, put them in charge of their own security, and watch it flourish."<br /><br />I agree that holding their stock value on a chopping block would be incentive for airlines and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313145854768427545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post-17483074034875756432010-05-14T07:30:51.972-07:002010-05-14T07:30:51.972-07:00Thanks for your comments Jules--I appreciate that ...Thanks for your comments Jules--I appreciate that you share your thoughts here. As with most debates, both sides of the argument see predictability in the opposing viewpoint and feel frustrations with that "typical" response. <br /><br />I can understand your argument that establishing regulators and regulations inevitably leads to corruption--there are plenty of instances where that Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847799773072102292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post-33568211854789185952010-05-12T00:36:16.032-07:002010-05-12T00:36:16.032-07:00Sorry about that Tim. Man I am terrible at picking...Sorry about that Tim. Man I am terrible at picking up sarcasm in the written form. <br /><br />My point is that big businesses having disproportionate influence over lawmakers and regulatory agencies is a predictable result of giving the government more and more regulatory powers. <br /><br />It's the symptom NOT the disease. I can't emphasize this point enough. <br /><br />You said:<br /Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425814312494431120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post-67145843003401622592010-05-11T04:17:57.687-07:002010-05-11T04:17:57.687-07:00"Well guess what. They do in large part curre..."Well guess what. They do in large part currently help write the regulations!"<br /><br />I suppose you couldn't sense the sarcasm in my comment. Of course it's the industry that has been writing some of the regulations. That's part of the problem--industry has been given far too much influence in government and decisions that impact people other than their consumers. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847799773072102292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post-42473400395983519162010-05-10T22:45:31.840-07:002010-05-10T22:45:31.840-07:00Hi Tim,
I can't resist but to copy-and-paste ...Hi Tim,<br /><br />I can't resist but to copy-and-paste part of my response to a previous post:<br /><br />"...truly free markets don't last long under democracies because they create a huge vacuum for every crazed interventionist to use the power of the state to eliminate their market competitions.<br /><br />Slowly, over time, democracies build up layer upon layer of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425814312494431120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744205100003113715.post-54833790919839752122010-05-10T17:13:59.272-07:002010-05-10T17:13:59.272-07:00It seems like your argument is based on the idea t...It seems like your argument is based on the idea that a private business will do things well and efficiently because it is good for business. Since the business depends on consumers, it only makes sense that they would do things in a way that would please consumers and create confidence in their product. I'm not convinced that this logic or practice makes sense to the point that we should Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847799773072102292noreply@blogger.com