Originally Posted by
milky
Then next the government can regulate who can and cannot buy/sell groceries and what is a fair price. Then maybe cars. Then maybe houses. Then furniture. Oh, that would be socialism... But, I'm sure you do not consider yourself a socialist. Just when it comes to airlines, right?
Actually, yes. Just the airline industry. We keep being told that our industry is one of the major lifebloods to the economic success of the country.
Pre-deregulation was a much better time and place for this industry and the simple truth is that the essence of capitalism, which I love and believe in, just can't be monitored properly to keep out the
psuedo-criminal, to just plain criminal, element. And when that element puts in practices that are only for their benifit, we all lose.
We are seeing proof positive of that fact now in these economic times.