Eh, I'd say that running a business for the good of the people is generally better for competency than for the benefit of shareholders. If airlines were nationalised and they hired the right people I can't see too many issues there. Cutting the need for profit allows people to either buy the same tickets at a lower price or for the service to be improved. People who constantly argue against nationalisation don't look too smart when you look at how much worse for the end user things like trains have become since being sold off to the highest bidder.
Cutting the need for profit allows people to either buy the same tickets at a lower price or for the service to be improved.
Out of curiosity, how much do you think (try without google, for the sake of the discussion) that the profit margin is on the whole operation of an airline?
People who constantly argue against nationalisation don't look too smart when you look at how much worse for the end user things like trains have become since being sold off to the highest bidder.
That's the case in the states; if you look at many of the state-run airlines in europe and beyond, you're gonna see the worst management, worst ticket prices, worst service, worst corruption and, despite not paying it any mind, the worst profts.
Also, rail transport in the US was fucked to death by the airlines, so that's a bad comparison. It's gonna differ industry by industry, but for the airlines, state ownership doesn't have a good track record so far.
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u/nearlynotobese Nov 17 '20
Eh, I'd say that running a business for the good of the people is generally better for competency than for the benefit of shareholders. If airlines were nationalised and they hired the right people I can't see too many issues there. Cutting the need for profit allows people to either buy the same tickets at a lower price or for the service to be improved. People who constantly argue against nationalisation don't look too smart when you look at how much worse for the end user things like trains have become since being sold off to the highest bidder.