Re: Re: Re: Airplanes falling out of the sky

[Brad De Long]

>
>>  Louis Proyect wrote:
>>
>>  >One of the most forceful advocates is Ted Kennedy, who
>>  >believed that Joe Six-Pack was getting cheated out of affordable air
>>  >travel. I guess neglect and stupidity about air travel runs in the Kennedy
>  > >family.
>>

But Joe Sixpack *was* getting cheated out of affordable air travel. 
Our current pricing configuration--low prices for vacationers who 
plan in advance and stay over Saturday night, high prices for 
business travelers who complete round trips within the week--and our 
current hub-and-spoke system (which provides greater capacity at the 
price of more hassle) are products of deregulation.

Don't any of you fly anywhere on vacation?


Brad DeLong