On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:54:11 +0100
JNugent wrote:
On 22/06/2016 09:41, d wrote:
How will restricting them to current levels suddenly make the price go up?
Will there be a mass surge of people who hearing about the restrictions
suddenly get the urge to fly?
I didn't say that prices would "suddenly" go up. The timescale obviously
Oh right, glad we cleared that up. So its just supposition then.
The first world, despite its current woes, is getting richer. Even the
third world is gettig richer. People are becoming more affluent
worldwide. Even at the (current real terms) £80 return fare to Italy, my
grandparents never had sufficient disposable income to be able to
indulge themselves in such a way.
Indulge - good word. Sums it up. It would be interesting to ask someone in
the 3rd world whether they'd prefer normal weather for their crops or some
cheap flights.
Spare me your pathetic attempt at sarcasm. Besides which, the future
enviromental considerations of unlimited air travel trump the economics.
So you claim.
So many claim. If the enviroment goes tits up no amount of Adam Smiths or
Keynes or Friedmans will be riding to the rescue.
Perhaps you can produce an example of a market in which restricted
supply in the face of constant or increased demand results in lower prices?
Sorry... that doesn't actually matter, does it?
No, it doesn't.
After all, it's only "little people" you want priced out of travel.
I care about my kids future. You only apparently give a **** about yourself
and your cheap holidays. I wonder which one of us in the future would be
judged the selfish git?
Given a lot fly half empty you're
probably right. Perhaps we should reduce them.
Or perhaps people like you should just keep your noses out of other
peoples' business?
If it negatively affects me and my descendents it IS my business.
it's a thought...
Enjoy it, I doubt you have many.
Living in a soceity that its trying to make the future better means
occasionally you and "Joe" will have to make an ever so slightly small
sacrifice. If that means taking one flight less a year or not being able to
drive your car into a city every other day - and I feel your pain, I really
do - then I don't have a problem with that.
Jawohl, mein Fuhrer.
Paging Mr Godwin...
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Spud