In their lucid moments, even the most rabid critics of today's airline system admit that they can't have it all. But a lot of noise has been made over the last year to the effect that somebody must do something to make the airlines provide something akin to the simple answer, and some of that noise is being taken seriously in Washington. And there is a big, big difference between the two. Consider the toothbrush. The toothbrush industry has never been regulated.
Nobody cares where toothbrushes are manufactured.
Nobody cares about the citizenship of the owners of a toothbrush company. Just try to recall one single instance of protest against the preferential display of a particular brand at the local Rite- Aid. The bottom line is that even though we stick these things in our mouths, our government is not terribly involved in the manufacture, distribution and pricing of toothbrushes. Let's deal with seven frequently screamed questions. In the recession of the early 1990s, the airlines lost more than they had ever made in history.