Schumer want's a law?

[fly4surf]

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Senator,
I am displeased with your proposed attempt to increase regulations on the airline industry with your bill to ban certain fees collected by airlines for services they provide. Though the fees Spirit Airlines is proposing may be a BAD idea, they are as a company finding a way to seperate themslelves from competitors and lower base fares in the mean time. As a free market, this may drive customers to different airlines, like the one I work for. Why should a law be in place to limit their free choice of where to spend their money? It is not hurting anyone and as Sprit stated they will allow a purse or suitcase that fits under the seat on for free, for medications, baby items, etc. An aircraft is a multi-million dollar asset that needs to be paid for, let a company decide how to find that revenue. And let consumers choose where to spend their money, not you.

 

[realmanofgenius]

funny argument and since no one has replied, I try to help you out...

lower base fares? 2+2+1=5 as does 1+1+1+1+1=5

same result.....no wisdom there at all. if mcDonald's started charging extra on their value menu for the wrapping since packaging cost money to produce product and is a cost associated with it, I would get pissed.

ECON 101 says that is is much easier to lower price than to raise price when pricing level already low...

same here!!! I would quit and go to wendy's, but the problem is they are the only carrier at ACY beside Airtran, so not much of a choice to counter the other point....

weak case and dumb idea from the get go....

 

[OCP]

funny argument and since no one has replied, I try to help you out...

lower base fares? 2+2+1=5 as does 1+1+1+1+1=5

same result.....no wisdom there at all. if mcDonald's started charging extra on their value menu for the wrapping since packaging cost money to produce product and is a cost associated with it, I would get pissed.

ECON 101 says that is is much easier to lower price than to raise price when pricing level already low...

same here!!! I would quit and go to wendy's, but the problem is they are the only carrier at ACY beside Airtran, so not much of a choice to counter the other point....

weak case and dumb idea from the get go....

You missed the point. Someone in congress is trying to make a law to prevent a free market company from making a price increase. Is it a good idea? No, but if you don't like it, don't buy the ticket.

 

[kf4amu]

You missed the point. Someone in congress is trying to make a law to prevent a free market company from making a price increase. Is it a good idea? No, but if you don't like it, don't buy the ticket.

Exactly, and Congress doesn't have the authority to do that anyway, which is a fact lost on most sheeple.

 

[realmanofgenius]

well, actually you didn't read his argumemt

..they are as a company finding a way to separate themselves from competition and lower base fares in the meantime

he writes this after admitting it's a bad idea. raising the outlay 40 bucs doesn't lower anything..that's why this is on the news.

so he agrees with me, it's a bad idea....would you buy from the value menu if they started charging for the wrap?..just answer the question!!!

your Honor, direct the witness to answer the question...


BTW, his other assertion which says:

why should a law be in place to limit their choice of where they spend their money

is patently false.. A law would not restrict their choice..they're not banning where people fly. this is not a ban to fly on spirit...if you want to pay 40 dollars to stowe your bag, then I don't know if I can reason with you any further


you don't like when they tax, now they want to save you 40 bucs and you don't like it....that's absurd!
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[kf4amu]

you don't like when they tax, now they want to save you 40 bucs and you don't like it....that's absurd!
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I've flown many times without checking bags or having a carryon. Schumer would not be saving me any money by making this law. In fact he would be costing me money since I would have to pay more for my ticket to make up for lost revenue from not charging for carryons.

 

[waveflyer]

It may be 99.9% of people's opinion that this is a bad idea.

Doesn't mean it ought to be illegal.

It's cheap political points- and this liberal sees it as that and totally disagrees with the attempt.

 

[realmanofgenius]

the gentleman claims it will "LIMIT THEIR CHOICE" of where they spend their money.... no it doesn't ,this does not restrict choice, it bans adding a cost to a privilege heretofore having been free of charge..trust me..they'll shop elsewhere without Shumer's help.

kf4amu: pretty bold to make that assertion (tickets will cost more)..when you get the data, let me know..I agree with you...bad idea...I just said your case for being opposed was weak....

.. i do think that the law isn't necessary..to me it such bad policy, Baldanza will have to answer to the board for his misdeeds.. he goes down in flames on this one.... my opinion...that's all

 

[relief tube]

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Senator,
I am displeased with your proposed attempt to increase regulations on the airline industry with your bill to ban certain fees collected by airlines for services they provide. Though the fees Spirit Airlines is proposing may be a BAD idea, they are as a company finding a way to seperate themslelves from competitors and lower base fares in the mean time. As a free market, this may drive customers to different airlines, like the one I work for. Why should a law be in place to limit their free choice of where to spend their money? It is not hurting anyone and as Sprit stated they will allow a purse or suitcase that fits under the seat on for free, for medications, baby items, etc. An aircraft is a multi-million dollar asset that needs to be paid for, let a company decide how to find that revenue. And let consumers choose where to spend their money, not you.

sure the gov getting in the way of airlines charging to make money is a bad trend, but at the same time Spirits Businiess model and the models of a few other airlines in this country are the main reason this industry sucks so much to work in right now.

So keeping Spirit from charging even cheaper fares should be stopped. They got the cheapest fares in the country- and they're one of the worst paid and worst to work for airlines in this country. No surprise there.

 

[Mike man]

realmanofgenius wins Socialist of the month.

It is a bad idea, but people clearly ABUSE the carry on policy to the point of beating a dead horse until a dead cat comes out of the horses ears...but congress and the US government does not have the authority to tell a free market capitalist business how much or what to charge for.