On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 01:56:59PM -0800, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > You are conflating John's arguments and my arguments, just so you know. > > MattyJ wrote: > >The idea that I shouldn't have to pay more for better service is ludicrous. > > John doesn't say this. And neither do I. > > However, the airline system is *not* a free market. My money does not > get to vote on a full slate of options. As these options are > constrained by the fact that the airlines are a public monopoly, the > airlines have to deal with the fact that they are required to endure > some level of servicing the public that may not always be profitable.
*Exactly*. And that level of service that the public, as a whole, will not pay for, must be subsidized by the profitable parts of the business. Or by tax subsidies. TANSTAAFL -- *********************************************************************** * John Oliver http://www.john-oliver.net/ * * * *********************************************************************** -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
