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Post by makapuf »

concordDance wrote: post #144
rendaw wrote: post #119

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If they suddenly have way more safety issues, the logical next step would be to prevent them from operating an airline, right? All this says to me is that the government does nothing to prevent hugely unsafe airlines from operating. The cancellation loophole seems fine to me, it's the followthrough that's concerning. What am I missing here?

> If they suddenly have way more safety issues, the logical next step would be to prevent them from operating an airline, right? Thing is, you, as an external observer, can't tell. There are a zillion things that slightly increase risk. If a manager ignores a couple to avoid having a black mark due to costing the company money its very unlikely to bite him in any way that can be pinned on him. But the combination of…

Or reduce passenger travelling, which in the current days of possible zoom meetings and climate disruption would be a net positive.

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Post by noisy_boy »

smnrchrds wrote: post #44

I believe the analysis. Here in Canada, the government passed a law not that long ago (during the pandemic) to enshrine rights of passengers for delayed and cancelled flights, which included right to specific amounts of monetary compensation in those scenarios. The law, however, had an exception, where no compensation is due if the flight is delayed or cancelled due to a safety issue. Lo and behold, the airlines have…

> Lo and behold, the airlines have started classifying almost every delay and cancellation as a safety issue

Then the regulators should be asking why there are so many safety issues? Seems like by the airlines' own admission, this is a perfect ground for a full investigation and penalties in case the issues are found to be misclassified under the category of safety.

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Post by js8 »

college_physics wrote: post #96

Every such event reminds me of that celebrated fraud of an academic who argued that corporations exist to maximize profit within the applicable legal framework and that it is how things should be. The fact that corporate entities actively shape the legal framework to suit narrow interests that frequently undermine collective welfware somehow escaped him. When intellectual dishonesty and amoral behavior reach such sys…

But why have corporations at all then, and not, for instance, worker cooperatives?

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Post by jsjohnst »

scarface74 wrote: post #178
free652 wrote: post #165

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The difference is a lot more, I usually see >100. But even for a cheap flight that was 138 jet blue basic, it's 60 for the middle tier and 110 extra for the refundable.

The middle tier is the real price in my opinion. The only reason the basic tier is there is as upsell opportunity and meant to be punishing. I read somewhere that only 5% of seats sold on Delta are basic. I get it. It’s meant for people who are price sensitive. But aren’t those the ones who can least afford to lose money if something happens?

> I read somewhere that only 5% of seats sold on Delta are basic. I get it. It’s meant for people who are price sensitive.

Anecdata, but I believe most “basic” tickets on the big US airlines were paid for by someone other than the flyer. If an individual themselves were price sensitive, they’d fly a budget airline like say Spirit more than likely.

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Post by noisy_boy »

rendall wrote: post #132
anarticle wrote: post #129

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Very cool project! Louis is one of my favorite youtubers. One catch on the site is no definition of FUTO? I looked all over and couldn't find out what the acronym (?) means. Future Use Tech Org? Fun Under The Orange?

I'm hoping it's recursive. FUTO Updates The Organization or something

FUTO Uproots Tech Oligopoly

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Post by butlerm »

college_physics wrote: post #96

Every such event reminds me of that celebrated fraud of an academic who argued that corporations exist to maximize profit within the applicable legal framework and that it is how things should be. The fact that corporate entities actively shape the legal framework to suit narrow interests that frequently undermine collective welfware somehow escaped him. When intellectual dishonesty and amoral behavior reach such sys…

There are many types of corporations beyond those organized for profit. Non-profit corporations typically have different governance structures. Both types are restricted to pursue the aims and purposes described in their articles of incorporation. Labor unions are a good example of a non-profit corporation for example, as are credit unions, and most charitable organizations.

Friedman's point is not so easily dispensed with by calling him names. He is arguing that a corporation that is formed for the purpose of generating profits for its shareholders is most effective when it focuses on that and then the dividends and capital gains generated for the shareholders can more effectively be applied by them to charitable enterprises as they see fit. That is not an excuse for a corporation to rape and pillage the countryside, break any law, or behave in an objectively unethical manner.

It merely means a corporation should pursue the aims for which it was formed and is legally restricted to, and especially not be hijacked to pursue interests that its members or shareholders would not support. The latter is basically a form of theft, although the loss of focus usually takes milder forms.

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Post by nulbyte »

0dayz wrote: post #187
Retric wrote: post #184

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That’s only looking at a single election. Being willing to vote for scum means your party is happy to send scum to the next general election, at which point you get to vote for even more scum. Have some standards in the general election and people start looking at scum thinking their not electable.

If you want better politicians, there are two things you can do: Vote in primaries, there are different rules about this but if it means you have to join and participate in party activity to vote for a candidate then so be it. hold them accountable together as ironic as it is: as a lobbying group, or even more grandiose work together with as many citizens of the state (even across the party line, no craziness though)…

Some states have open primaries, eliminating the need to join a party. I wish my state was one of them, because I hate the political parties.

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Post by felipelemos »

RobotToaster wrote: post #151
HWR_14 wrote: post #107

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They want to avoid the following situation. X% of the time a plane crashes and costs $Y. It costs $Z to cancel/delay a flight due to penalties and compensation. $Z > X% of $Y, therefore fly the unsafe flight. So they lower $Y in the case that it's a safety issue to save lives.

Wouldn't the genuine answer to that be to increase the cost of a plane crashing by a lot?

The genuine answer is to held criminally liable the responsibles for allowing an unsafe flight to take off.

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Post by qzx_pierri »

nomercy400 wrote: post #115
harporoeder wrote: post #48

Shameless plug, the organization Louis (and I) work for, FUTO, is hosting a fellowship program sponsoring people to work on open-source software for three months for $20k-$80k and free housing in Austin. Applications are due Jan 1st! https://futo.org/fellows

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