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- From: s462075d@edinboro.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.econ
- Subject: Re: Osha,and other regulations not enforced in Michigan(Was A Six Hour
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.091254.9140@edinboro.edu>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 14:12:54 GMT
- References: <geujWi_00Uh7A2F1Em@andrew.cmu.edu> <BxBB3z.J7y@apollo.hp.com>
- Organization: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
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- In article <BxBB3z.J7y@apollo.hp.com>, nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson) writes:
- > In article <geujWi_00Uh7A2F1Em@andrew.cmu.edu> jw59+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jason Webb) writes:
- >>Excerpts from netnews.sci.econ: 25-Oct-92 Re:Osha,and other regulatio..
- >>by Ronda Hauben@cleveland.F
- >>> The deregulatory fever in the U.S. -beginning under Carter with the
- >>> U.S. airlines industry - has resulted in fewer airlines - higher
- >>> prices, more plane crashes, etc.
- >
- > This is absolute nonsense. I'm a fairly frequent flier and I have
- > no doubt the prices *I* pay are lower than before deregulation.
- > As for plane crashes, I would *love* to see the documentation
- > on that one -- plane crashes and fatalities in the US have
- > been dropping steadily since deregulation, despite the fact that
- > the volume of air traffic has increased dramatically during that
- > time.
- >
- > Methinks Ms. Hauben must be a nervous flier.
- >
- > ---peter
-
- Let's not forget that many crashes were probably the result, directly or
- indirectly, of Mr. Reagan's firing of the air traffic contrtolers.
-
- Shawn Duffy
- Edinboro University of PA
- USA
-