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WSJ's Kim Strassel Unloads On The Airline CEOs
Jul 19, 2008

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Dr. Mark J. Perry

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Dear CEOs of U.S. airlines:
I want to say thanks for the July 10 email you sent to all your customers seeking to explain why today's air travel experience is so painful. The letter, signed by 12 of you, explained that "oil speculators" - presumably by betting on future oil prices - are killing your industry and thus requested that I, as a consumer, pressure Congress to rein in this "unchecked" market "manipulation."
I admit that just lately I'd begun to feel that flying was something akin to having my intestines fished out with a long hook. Actually, I'd been wondering whom to blame for the fact that it would probably be cheaper, easier and maybe even faster to drive to wherever I want to go than to board one of your planes. Suddenly, all is clear.

I now understand that it is oil speculators who set your hiring policies and who must have outlined the three types of people you may employ: those who grunt at me, those who sigh deeply as if my presence has ruined their day and those who are actively hostile to my smallest request.
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