[thechat] Airlines

[nate koechley]

i feel it's worth noting that this isn't about (or the fault of) corporate 
profits and government regulation... in my opinion, it's counter-productive 
to say that the corporations didn't do these things because of the bottom 
line. It's much more likely, to me, that they did (or didn't) do these 
things because there wasn't demand for them.

they will continue to make their standard profit margin (a hypothetical 10% 
over costs). this will raise their costs, which will be passed on (to 
either the direct customers, or to the taxpayer through gov't subsidy).

"security" comes at a price:
         are we willing to pay an extra $100 for the same flight?
         are we willing to inconvenienced with time and invasion of privacy?
         are we ready for out way of life to be changed, with Terror as the 
catalyst?
         are we ready for Carnivore to be installed across the Internet?
         are we willing to see money diverted from education or the 
environment back into Defense?

lots of questions these days, but please remember that they is also an 
abundance of hope, of solidarity, of courage, of perseverance, of patriotism.

onelove,
.nek


At 05:47 PM 9/13/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>American big businesses concerned about human life?? Not before this
>happened or only if the government was inspecting them, but maybe now
>they'll put away those cost v safety tables and realize there is no cost
>margin regarding safety... But I doubt it, the people that would have to
>make those kinds of decisions will just fly private corporate jets so they
>don't get hijacked...
>
>Thanks,
>Ron White
>________________
>Its called *opinion*, and it's something that has *always* been respected 
>on this list, so let's not forget that.