Recent content by Fatabbot

Dude, tubgirl shots are not appreciated.

Have a good one. I'm about out the door, too. :tank:

Yeah, he had tons of "political capital"....

About to be? He's been a lame duck for years. What a worthless leader. At least we can agree on that one :D

Are you trying to agree with me, or what? Potential economic impact of weak airlines going out? Short term: You'll have a temporary boost in unemployment. Long term: You'll have a profitable airline industry, better wages at all levels within the industry, better, more streamlined...

Ah, it's all in good fun. I'm more of a numbers/facts/logic type guy, so I like to debate :)

Actually, I have a masters in Economics, so I'm pretty sure I'm more "brushed up" than you on the subject. ;) I'm not saying that any money spent on special interests is wasteful. However, what the government has done with ethanol cannot be justified, or maybe only "people in the know"...

I didn't claim to have the solution, you did. I was just trying to get you to back up your assertion that somehow ethanol and biodiesel are actually going to do something..... I'll just assume you can't and move on. The only reason I brought up ethanol is that our government is selling us...

Why isn't this brought up more in the media? It's (by far) the fastest way to shoot down the Republican argument that these warrantless wiretaps are necessary.

Who said anything about cheaper prices? Because of the surplus in capacity right now, they're having to charge fares that are well below profitability. Absolutely no airline is running anywhere near 100% capacity, and that's part of the problem. Airlines that try to reduce flights in order to...

How would the entire industry shut down? If you cut the fat out of the market by eliminating inefficient airlines instead of letting them soldier on, the remaining airlines would grow and prosper. The whole industry wouldn't shut down and you'd actually have a much better aviation industry...

Please give me one unbiased source that thinks we could even make up half of our current fuel needs with ethanol or biodiesel..... You won't find it. What? You really think ethanol is gonna save the 40 acre farmer? Ha, that's just going to increase the corporate takeovers of fertile...

Let's not make it sound like the Democrats (politicians, anyways) actually care about the little guy.

Right, but why should the government mandate the use of ethanol when it has no tangible efficiency or environmental gains? You make interesting points, but the government still shouldn't be passing mandates in the name of saving the environment and weaning us of foreign oil when its only...

Man, I'm bitter today...... I need a homebrew :mug: