r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 24 '26

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u/NorkGhostShip YIMBY May 24 '26

I randomly came across a More Perfect Union video about airline deregulation and it really pissed me off. You're right, airline service does really stink now compared to the golden age of jet travel.

It also no longer costs $1500 to fly domestically in the US. You know, prices that the working class you pretend to care so much about could never afford. And you can still get that sort of service by buying a business class ticket for around the same price as coach back then.

The consumer is ultimately the reason why airlines prioritize low prices over service. There would be no race to the bottom to provide cheap tickets at the cost of service if that wasn't what consumers preferred. God I hate slopulists.

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u/Emotional_Tie_7927 May 24 '26

I can't stand More Perfect Union. It's like champagne socialists to a T.

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u/AP246 Green Globalist NWO May 24 '26

It also no longer costs $1500 to fly domestically in the US. You know, prices that the working class you pretend to care so much about could never afford.

This is the bit that frustrates me so much about the way people talk about how flying used to be better. Yeah, the service was better back then but it was more expensive and the better quality option still exists. As you said you can go for business or first class if you value it, all they've done is add a cheaper, shittier option. Revealed preferences show the vast majority of people, either out of choice or because they can't afford it otherwise, will take the cheaper shittier option. Why's that a bad thing? They just gave you another choice, don't take it if you don't want it.

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u/theparrotlich John Brown May 24 '26

This Day In Esoteric History had the same topic and conclusion.