Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, AirTran & others have developed a pretty
profitable business model without using the government
subsidies/government regulation.
I don't have an opinion on Amtrak, as the only people I know who use
it on a regular basis are politicians & lobbyists.
--- In AsburyPar
Cetainly is a concept that is on the table for me. Of course the
airling subsidy might be the payoff for such extreme regulation.
Perhaps the way to end the subsidy is to de-regulate and let business
handle their business, which also means my tax money gets to stay in my
pocket.
By all means
"Roads are government owned, Skip. That isn't a private subsidy."
Roads, fuel and automobile manufacturers are subsidized initially to
develop that industry, today habitually because the risk of not doing
so is the loss of too many votes for either of the oligopolist parties
to risk.
The same
At 8:49 PM + 10/3/05, bluebishop82 wrote:
> > Or why do we subsidize the airline industry?
>
>Because they don't have a big enough commercial draw to sustain
>themselves.
Are you suggesting that we should halt the subsidy of the airlines? (it's a
question, not an assertion.)
What about AmTr
On 10/3/05 4:49 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Or why do we subsidize the airline industry?
>
> Because they don't have a big enough commercial draw to sustain
> themselves.
I don't understand. Why is that okay? People do not HAVE to fly. By
subsidizing the industry and resc
> Or why do we subsidize the airline industry?
Because they don't have a big enough commercial draw to sustain
themselves.
>Why do we offer grants and assistance to business owners?
Usually to start them up, not to sustain them. If it is to sustain
them, then it is because they aren't a bi
Roads are government owned, Skip. That isn't a private subsidy.
> If millions of people truly wish to drive their automobiles on
> highways, rather than use bicycles, buses, cabs and trains, why in
> the
> world would we have to subsidize roads?
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bl
On 10/3/05 4:02 PM, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "If thousands of people truly wish to flock to theater districts, why
> in the world would we have to subsidize them? Aren't people willing
> to pay for stuff they want?"
>
> If millions of people truly wish to drive their automob
"If thousands of people truly wish to flock to theater districts, why
in the world would we have to subsidize them? Aren't people willing
to pay for stuff they want?"
If millions of people truly wish to drive their automobiles on
highways, rather than use bicycles, buses, cabs and trains, why in
