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Mystery on Fifth Avenue. When he remodeled an apartment for a family, the architect included a scavenger hunt and puzzle in his work.
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Fun Facts About Star Wars. Han Solo was originally an alien with gills, and Luke Skywalker was going to be an elderly general!
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Retro Sabotage has expanded to 20 games. Have fun exploring the differences in these classic arcade games.
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Welcome Back, Clinton. A great joke that was spoiled by circumstances, but enjoy the video anyway.
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12 Creative Table Designs. Too bad you don’t need twelve tables in one house!
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The Case for Re-Regulating The Airline Industry. All you need to see is the state it’s in after 30 years of free market competition.
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People you didn’t expect to have tattoos. Tats are neither as new or as outre as some would have you believe.
Re-regulating the airlines is a horrible idea. This is nothing but a bailout plan to save the huge glutton airlines from the low cost carriers. I don’t want to pay more for my air fare thank you. If I did, I already have that option. Let me determine the level of service I’d like.
I do have one idea though — get rid of all the UNIONS associated with airlines. Implement STRICT safety guidelines with true oversight. That is all the regulation that is needed. I’m fine with flying on a 50 seat plane for my short hops if it saves me $150 and offers me 8 flight choices instead of 2.
posted by Karen on 6-13-2008 at 8:18 am
The state of the airline industry is hardly a failure of the market; it’s a direct result of government intervention. The free market would let several of the airlines go under (particularly the ones with burdensome union obligations) and let the other airlines (the ones with manageable union contracts) take over their market share. But the federal government continues bailing out the failing companies. Also, government regulations against foreign ownership of domestic airlines are hampering the market’s ability to fix this mess.
posted by Matt on 6-13-2008 at 10:16 am
How is regulating the airline industry a “bailout?”
A bailout is when money is provided to a corporation or industry to prevent its collapse.
Regulation would not do this. Regulation would standardize fares and schedules, albeit, the fares would be higher and there would be less choice with schedules. But that is not a bailout.
BTW, Karen, its Friday. I hope you enjoy your weekend, the 8-hour work day, and the fact someone didn’t put you to work at the age of 5. Clearly, unions have done nothing to benefit your life in a meaningful way.
posted by Florida on 6-13-2008 at 10:17 am