On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:44:13 +0100
JNugent wrote:
On 21/06/2016 15:26, d wrote:
You *do* understand that not everyone shares your belief that only the
rich should be allowed to travel, don't you?
Straw man.
Nonsense.
Sorry pal, you can't say "your belief" and expect to get away with it when its
a lie.
There should simply be an upper limit on the number of flights in and out of
uk airports. Then its first come first served. And no , that wouldn't force
the prices up
Forcing up fares is EXACTLY what would happen in such a situation. We
got to affordable flights by increasing the capacity of the world's air
services. Restricting them again will return us to the bad old days.
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?
Have you ever actually looked at (and read/understood) the first twenty
pages of an Economics GCSE textbook?
Spare me your pathetic attempt at sarcasm. Besides which, the future
enviromental considerations of unlimited air travel trump the economics.
Prices are low because supply is well-balanced with demand (in favour of
the consumer).
So you're saying there are too many flights? Given a lot fly half empty you're
probably right. Perhaps we should reduce them.
rich could travel to other continents, and where the experience of the
average UK Joe would be one charter flight a year from Luton to Alicante
if he's lucky. That's how it used to be.
Boo hoo, poor Joe. Perhaps he'll just have to have his beer and chips and
1am fight in Billericay instead.
And I don't think it should be just limited to aircraft. A number
of cities around the world have limited cars to odd or even numberplates each
day to reduce pollution. That should be done in london too.
Really?
Yes really.
I do not profess any right to circumscribe the rights of my fellow
citizens.
I'm sorry, you think they're not already in a hundred different ways? Are
you really that naive? Well, maybe you are and maybe you're happily driving
around with no drivers license in an uninsured and untaxed vehicle. Or maybe
you take a **** in the middle of the street because finding a toilet is a
hassle.
But clearly, we cannot all make that ever-so-slightly proud boast, can you?
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.
--
Spud