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As the end of Bush's term approaches, corporations are milking all they can get from consumers before Obama takes office.
When they came for the Jews, I didn't say anything because I wasn't a Jew and all...
We have spent the last 50 years building our infrastructure so that there are really only 2 options for transport -- cars short-distance; planes long-distance (and either for those in-between hauls). We need to bring back reliable rail transportation, now! Rail doesn't need to depend on oil, if electrified. Trips of 500 miles with high speed rail would be fairly competitive with air travel -- travel in comfort (crazy leg room), no security hassles, downtown-to-downtown travel. James Howard Kunstler likes to write that the U.S. has a national train system that Bulgaria would be ashamed of. We need to wake up to the reality of energy supplies out there and build a transportation infrastructure that is the most efficient way of transporting people.
Bulgaria is small, 7 million, compared to US population almost 300 million. I think there are things in the U.S. that Bulgaria wished they had too. But it's easier to work with small countries than large ones.
Obama has the best ideas, more government, more taxes, and let's get rid of all these corporations and private jobs. It's time for everyone to either work for the government, or go on welfare, and let the rich people pay for everything we all need. Go Obama, the man with experience and knowledge about every important issue.
Question: What is Obama going to do to help stop plate tectonics? Also, we need to do something about sunspots, the evidence is fairly clear that more solar activity (shown by sunspots) means more energy (leading to more heat). If we can stop that, and increase the earths orbit a bit, and stop the precession, that would go a long way toward stopping climatic changes and radical weather cycles.
you know what? if higher taxes means better governing, more control over outsourcing jobs to other countries (thereby better pay for US citizens), I'm all for it.
Question: when was the last time you got a cost of living pay increase?
c'mon, don't be shy...
Is this bush and his criminal buddies last act for stealing from Americans because they know President Obama will end corporate welfare to oil companies?
I can barely afford to drive to work... now I can't afford to visit my family every year.
the conspiracy theorist part of my brain is making me wonder if its easier for martial law to take affect if the people are immobilized... no flying, no driving. stay where you are, we'll come for you eventually.
... in fact, they've been propped up by our tax dollars for YEARS.
why is it that European airlines can offer in-flight services, be on time, aren't as expensive... and there are MORE of them... and yet, they manage to turn a profit?
couldn't have anything to do with the fact that in most European companies, the executive officers aren't paid WAY more that the employees that actually DO the work, could it?
when people like Carly Fiorina can get FIRED from a company, and walk away with $23 Million (that's what they're reporting anyway, it isn't true... she got somewhere in the neighborhood of $108 Million), and the company lays off 30,000 people (to cut costs)... what does that tell you?
something is seriously wrong in the corporate wealth distribution plan here.
Also, I think airline service is abysmal for the most part, however, your ticket prices, when adjusted for inflation, (I'm talking about economy class - not business or first) are less than they were in 1985.
Euro companies still pay officers a pretty penny. And if you could offer a golden parachute scenario within the US Airline industry (honestly never heard of one worth mentioning in the same book as Carly Fiorina) it could actually validate your point.
They constantly complain that we consumers "just want the cheapest ticket possible"...well, duh.
Actually it doesn't even apply to me, I am willing to pay more for legroom, for in-flight food, for courtesy, but where can I buy it? No where. No airline offers it.
It's like they are in the last throes and just want to rake in money even if it means no one wants to fly after.
The one charge that I am mad as hell about is the $15 for the first bag fee. Who doesn't usually have one bag to check? It's robbery. If you want to jack up my ticket $15, then do it. But I hate this fee-for-everything nonsense.
Furthermore, the skycaps are getting screwed because a lot of people aren't tipping them now since they have to fork over $15. I guess the only thing worse than that is being one of the thousands who are losing their jobs at the airlines.
This new charge of choosing your seat is also crazy as well. The airplane seating in coach should not be a class system.
I also wouldn't feel bad if these airlines met their demise. We, the consumer, are getting killed everywhere we look right now. And it's just frustrating when the airlines have their hand in your pocket a handful of times before you even get to sit down.