firstthird said:I'm a little confused. A backlash? From the people of North Texas when the prices out of DFW come down? I guess I can see that, not.
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I'm not sure you will believe me, but try to trust me on a couple things here. There is a lot more at stake than just airfares. Not everyone needs a cheap ticket to one of 60 cities in the country, everyone DOES need a job. The aformentioned hot dog vendor for instance. That job, and many other similiar ones, are going to be affected. See, no one cares if an airline pilot is out of work (you will probably have to trust me on that one), but enough hot dog vendors lose their jobs-suddenly everyone starts caring. Municipalities are cash strapped, especially in Texas and not just because of the hurricanes. It was bad before the hurricanes, now it is worse. Every spare nickel that any municipality can find is going to help evacuees. Real people will have to go without additional help that money could provide them that the city is going to have to spend on Love Field if you get your way. Other Texas cities, who are just as cash strapped, are going to potentially lose airline service entirely after the WA is gone. (SWA won't be going to San Angelo) So citites are going to have to go into further deficeit spending to make sure the already amazingly wealthy SWA can give people cheaper airfares? Do you actually think an evacuee, with no job, no health care, and no house is going to care that SWA can give them cheaper airfares? You don't see any potential backlash?