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Old Yesterday | 02:15 PM
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senator cruz and Warren agree on something but for very different reasons.

https://x.com/tedcruz/status/2047054442332029439?s=20

https://x.com/SenWarren/status/2047057083950899338?s=20

some of us remember which one of them opposed the merger though.
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Old Yesterday | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by drywhitetoast
Blue Horseshoe loves Spirit Aviation.
EXACTLY!!!!
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Old Yesterday | 02:52 PM
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The article has a paywall, but the headline is interesting.

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/spi...-trump-bailout
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Old Yesterday | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by emergencyexit
more like you’re mad that we aren’t out of business yet. Mad about $500m “of your tax dollars” to help save an airline? Please … maybe you should find ways to reduce your tax bill - so it really sounds like a personal issue.
There it is. I knew that was coming. No, no one hates Spirit and wants it to die. 500M bailout with taxpayer dollars is absolute BS. NK C suite has proved they can’t fix this and the airline doesn't deserve to continue unless it can become profitable. If you don’t have a back up plan by now that’s on you at this point. That’s not lacking empathy that’s called reality.
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Old Yesterday | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Stankhunt42
There it is. I knew that was coming. No, no one hates Spirit and wants it to die. 500M bailout with taxpayer dollars is absolute BS. NK C suite has proved they can’t fix this and the airline doesn't deserve to continue unless it can become profitable. If you don’t have a back up plan by now that’s on you at this point. That’s not lacking empathy that’s called reality.
No, that's exactly "Lacking empathy".
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Old Yesterday | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by skigambia
No, that's exactly "Lacking empathy".
“You can't have capitalism on the way up and socialism on the way down.”

- Newt Gingrich
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Old Yesterday | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DookieontheDrum
“You can't have capitalism on the way up and socialism on the way down.”

- Newt Gingrich
This industry has allowed merger after merger to create the landscape we have today. Spirit got in a position to be sold and the government f’ed it up. So forgive me for not caring what newt Gingrich has to say.
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Originally Posted by DookieontheDrum
“You can't have capitalism on the way up and socialism on the way down.”

- Newt Gingrich
To pretend that this industry is free market or adheres to a capitalistic philosophy is pretty messed up. The government has ALWAYS had a very heavy hand in the commercial aviation industry.
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Old Yesterday | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by LTJ9
This industry has allowed merger after merger to create the landscape we have today. Spirit got in a position to be sold and the government f’ed it up. So forgive me for not caring what newt Gingrich has to say.
You are so right! No one was gripping when Spirit got **** blocked. If the Fed Govt really thinks Spirit matters, which they clearly do, they waisted tax payer dollars to block the merger because how important Spirit was then, despite the airline loosing money…….and now it’s time to deal with the consequences and put your money where your mouth is. Which is what DT is doing.
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Old Yesterday | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Lakeaffect
You are so right! No one was gripping when Spirit got **** blocked. If the Fed Govt really thinks Spirit matters, which they clearly do, they waisted tax payer dollars to block the merger because how important Spirit was then, despite the airline loosing money…….and now it’s time to deal with the consequences and put your money where your mouth is. Which is what DT is doing.
In the end I don’t think it will go through but it may be a ploy for more private capital.
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