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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: EchotaBaaa   😊 😞
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Subject: "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt"
Date: 05/03/26 12:51 PM
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How did that one work out for Mitt?

"but but but bankruptcy can be a good thing....but but but free market"

LOL ---Obama kicked Mitt's ass --- and Republicans lost to Barack Hussein Obama a 2nd time. Too bad for Al Qaeda (you know, the people NeoCons stopped killing after they got their Iraq War, but the people Obama was ruthless and skillful with....not playing basketball with them in the White House )

Anyhow, America still has a thriving auto industry. And us who like to shout "America First" are glad the jobs, health benefits, livelihoods of "good decent Americans" are intact --not to mention all the supporting industries and jobs.

Ok. well it's not as noble as bailing out UAE, or bailing or Argentina, or taking airplanes from Arabs as a gift. Maybe it's not as noble as as giving Israel COMPENSATION FOR LOST TOURISM during the first Gulf War....

But Spirit Airlines is gone.

And others "in "free market" will pick up the pieces.

I'm not here to carry water for ANY domestic airlines. Americans --are cattle. Don't know quality. or hospitality if it bit them in the ass. American's can't give it, and sure as hell dont demand it and airlines skillfully know---how to cater to cattle. So I'm not defending the airlines.

BUT, many "red staters", many "low income folks" ---use airlines like Spirit. They service airports and locales that maybe the major airlines dont.

So this means - less service for those markets OR---other airlines getting leverage and jacking fares up more.

This will hurt lower income Democrats in Trenton and Detroit just as it'll hurt lower income Americans in Florida or Oklahoma.

Too bad.

Could've been different.
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