Speed Limits

Torrere · 06-05-2003, 10:19 PM

The airlines are hardly a better model for a good business. From the day the industry started to about a year ago (from which time I remember this statistic) they have made 3 billion dollars in profits. That is, including the 4 billion given outright to them by the US government almost two years ago, which for me tallies out in the red.

I've also heard that the government imposed some restrictions on Amtrak, such as forcing them to keep trains running on very unprofitable runs, without which they might be profitable. I wonder if both the airlines and the railroads would be profitable (or in better [or more realistic] shape) without government subsidies.

06-05-2003, 10:19 PM	#30
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	The airlines are hardly a better model for a good business. From the day the industry started to about a year ago (from which time I remember this statistic) they have made 3 billion dollars in profits. That is, including the 4 billion given outright to them by the US government almost two years ago, which for me tallies out in the red. I've also heard that the government imposed some restrictions on Amtrak, such as forcing them to keep trains running on very unprofitable runs, without which they might be profitable. I wonder if both the airlines and the railroads would be profitable (or in better [or more realistic] shape) without government subsidies.

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