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Burnt taco's avatar

Good thesis! Thanks!

MARYANN FITZPATRICK's avatar

Spirit is the worst airline with the rudest, most angry employees I've ever seen. I would walk to my destination before I would fly with them again. I'm glad they're going under. Any company this awful deserves to die.

Kurt Wullenweber's avatar

Without Spirit Airlines, where will we get all the hilarious videos of ghetto bus riders in an enclosed airplane, 5 miles above the ground??

Kenn Goodwin's avatar

Spirit airline and Southwest Airlines is like riding a bus through Central America back in the 70s. The decline an of the American airlines is evident.

skbunny's avatar

You state that Spirit was already saddled in debt, so it sounds like a very poorly run company, or one in the wrong market. If it collapsed then someone else would come in via capitalism, so why save such a poorly run company?

KurtOverley's avatar

It is absolutely ridiculous for taxpayers to get involved. The DoJ should have allowed their proposed merger with Jet Blue to go through in the first place, and Spirit would likely have avoided this mess. Yet now the argument is that the government must get involved to sort out a mess made by government intervention. No thanks - we have a bankruptcy code so the debtors can take over and reorganize the company.

John Wygertz's avatar

The economic illiteracy of Biden's people was astounding, and the canceled merger was a prime example. Unfortunately for us, Biden's people were the best the Dems have to offer - if they get into office again it'll be even worse.

Susan Daniels's avatar

Thank you for the clear explanation of how the government is now acting like a smart business operator. Lutnick is doing a great job.

Ruth H's avatar

I learn so much every time I read Muse’s articles. With this administration, we see clear business models that will protect tax dollars. Now compare to previous administrations that were always giving forgivable loans or grants with no oversight or accountability and usually with a political bias.