Nanker Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 Plus less weight means less fuel. Less fuel has a double benefit: less carbon emissions and lower fuel costs. Lower fuel costs mean lower ticket prices The only problems here are: Less carbon emissions = Less government revenue from a reduced need to buy carbon credits Lower fuel costs = Less government revenue from petroleum taxes Lower ticket prices = Less government revenue from taxes and fees That's what surtaxes are made for. Unintended lowering of expected tax revenues must be made up from higher taxes and user fees on more efficient processes by a government that's cash-starved. They can pass a law mandating the purchase of a minimum number of carbon credits by every man, woman, child, company and dog. They can tax the oil companies for the oil that's still in the ground that they aren't planning on pumping (stagnant property tax). They could mandate that everyone take a sedative prior to boarding the flight - so they'd get revenue for selling the pills from the government's formulary and they can name their own price for that - and tax the hell out of it to boot.
DC Tom Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 They can pass a law mandating the purchase of a minimum number of carbon credits by every man, woman, child, company and dog. ****, they're probably going to do that anyway for flights. Want to fly, have buy carbon credits to offset the emissions - probably on some hokey, half-assed calculation like the theoretical emissions of the plane's full tanks of fuel, prorated over 75% of the plane's capacity, plus a flat carbon fee per checked bag. And if you're rich, you pay double. Because you're rich.
Magox Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Ya, because Oklahoma City never happened, right? I'm sorry for mistaking you as a possible rational poster, expect to be treated like the rest of the libs on this board
Nanker Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 ****, they're probably going to do that anyway for flights. Want to fly, have buy carbon credits to offset the emissions - probably on some hokey, half-assed calculation like the theoretical emissions of the plane's full tanks of fuel, prorated over 75% of the plane's capacity, plus a flat carbon fee per checked bag. And if you're rich, you pay double. Because you're rich. Yes, the rich can afford it. They're rich after all.
keepthefaith Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Easy? The guy had to sew it into his underwear to smuggle it on. Come on. That's not easy?
keepthefaith Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 This has ALWAYS been the case. Yes, but that doesn't mean we should allow it to be that easy.
Satan Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 I realize the thread has long since stopped discussing the attempted 'human-initiated incident', but I'll add a footnote. We flew to LAX from JFK without incident on Saturday. My brother in law's family flew here from London on a Virgin Atlantic flight with no entertainment system, and they told passengers it was because of the NWA flight. So that's either the most bizarre overrecation or the worse excuse for a lie I've ever heard.
Nanker Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 I realize the thread has long since stopped discussing the attempted 'human-initiated incident', but I'll add a footnote. We flew to LAX from JFK without incident on Saturday. My brother in law's family flew here from London on a Virgin Atlantic flight with no entertainment system, and they told passengers it was because of the NWA flight. So that's either the most bizarre overrecation or the worse excuse for a lie I've ever heard. You could have leant him some of the Patsie* tapes to watch.
Chef Jim Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 I realize the thread has long since stopped discussing the attempted 'human-initiated incident', but I'll add a footnote. We flew to LAX from JFK without incident on Saturday. My brother in law's family flew here from London on a Virgin Atlantic flight with no entertainment system, and they told passengers it was because of the NWA flight. So that's either the most bizarre overrecation or the worse excuse for a lie I've ever heard. Virgin disabled it's entertainment system? Noooooooooooooooo.
Dave_In_Norfolk Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 I'm sorry for mistaking you as a possible rational poster, expect to be treated like the rest of the libs on this board Ya, because Oklahoma City never happened, right?
Magox Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 Ya, because Oklahoma City never happened, right? So you're saying that you agree with her? And based on your logic, we should also be on high alert of any potential aerial attacks from the Japanese as well.
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 And based on your logic, we should also be on high alert of any potential aerial attacks from the Japanese as well. That would be profiling
DC Tom Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 So you're saying that you agree with her? And based on your logic, we should also be on high alert of any potential aerial attacks from the Japanese as well. And the Hungarian royal family from Bosnian separatists.
Magox Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan comment: "Every other day the system has worked this year....The system is working."
MattyT Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 I like this Hitchens article and haven't seen it posted... Flying High: The truth about airplane security measures
Adam Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 That would be profiling Profiling is ok- after all, Isreal does it and they are a lot safer than us. But they do not profile based on ethnicity or religion- which we tend to do more. We should learn from them instead of having our former presidents insult them
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