{"id":22833,"date":"2025-01-11T13:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T13:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/airline\/hotline-1-877-flyers-6-plane-of-thrones\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T13:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T13:47:14","slug":"hotline-1-877-flyers-6-plane-of-thrones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=22833","title":{"rendered":"Hotline: 1-(877)-FLYERS-6: Plane Of Thrones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\">Last week, United managed fuse\u00a0oligarchy,\u00a0police state, profits and the erosion of passenger rights in one fell swoop &#8211; and\u00a0provoking \u00a0a firestorm of opposition when a passenger was dragged\u00a0off a flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A real-life Game of Thrones<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rage against the airline\u00a0seemed universal: across demographic &amp; ideological lines &#8211; that everyone can be the target of corporate authoritarianism.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ways to tell if your airline is autocratic<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Authoritarian regimes rule by some combination of repression, cooperation, and effort to appear legitimate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Disdain for human rights<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The public who fly autocratic airlines are tricked that human rights can be ignored in\u00a0certain cases because of &#8220;need.&#8221; The passengers tend to look the\u00a0other way and not interfere &#8211; as was apparent on the United flight last week.<\/p>\n<p>The police are given almost limitless power to enforce rules. The people are often willing to forego civil liberties in the name of &#8216;keeping order&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div>\nThe Chicago Airport Police, who were\u00a0filmed\u00a0roughing up and dragging the passenger off the plane, fits this special police force. It\u00a0<a alt=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2017\/04\/13\/world\/uproar-united-video-imperils-chicagos-airport-police\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vdg9TCztVqV0LDdgX4KXK8TfbVu5iCANuuhFBpRMr3lIGzTYYwstj8dU4duQRosrMLyPzPRLhx-Bw6YrakZM5Qun7jwX4BYoxDlC6OMDRDQBbLkAp4w6vNYsf8CamXJKXYd1wi0Q-cEiGg92zfSkQwS9YRuHjea7iNv2jzHlmXt1mmYdJgkNGw4JOMVndG-JdjRGrYcALnfm5MdqZ0qbik7zCfPSuld_wD9_gHeg6iJ50%3D%26c%3DvfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg%3D%3D%26ch%3D8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492779750076000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVljHTtMgdckDhGT5ADWf21cOZdQ\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vdg9TCztVqV0LDdgX4KXK8TfbVu5iCANuuhFBpRMr3lIGzTYYwstj8dU4duQRosrMLyPzPRLhx-Bw6YrakZM5Qun7jwX4BYoxDlC6OMDRDQBbLkAp4w6vNYsf8CamXJKXYd1wi0Q-cEiGg92zfSkQwS9YRuHjea7iNv2jzHlmXt1mmYdJgkNGw4JOMVndG-JdjRGrYcALnfm5MdqZ0qbik7zCfPSuld_wD9_gHeg6iJ50=&amp;c=vfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg==&amp;ch=8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ==\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\">was created<\/a>\u00a0years ago by the infamous Mayor Richard J. Daley.<\/div>\n<p>\nThe chief of Mayor Daley&#8217;s bodyguard detail, when he retired, was sent to O&#8217;Hare to head up a new security detail called gate guards. It was all about patronage and clout to get those jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\nJust like United&#8217;s CEO Oscar Munoz is in this job because his predecessor resigned after being caught up, along with New Jersey&#8217;s Governor Chris Christie and his Administration, in the<\/p>\n<p>\nBridgegate scandal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nThat sordid tale had to do with United offering one of Christie&#8217;s cohorts at the Port Authority a special flight that made his commute easier, in hopes of getting better gate assignments at Newark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><em>Develop a thug caste<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe question becomes, why is law enforcement using violence to enforce\u00a0a contract freely entered into by two private parties?<\/p>\n<div>\n<br \/>\nYou may think that buying a ticket and boarding a plane and even sitting in your assigned seat means you had some right to fly on the plane. Legally and contractually, you do not.<\/p>\n<p>Thugs dragging bloodied passengers off an aircraft shouldn&#8217;t happen in a world where people vote with their wallets and corporations compete with one another to attract consumers. This is the disconnect that has puzzled so many.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThe first hint to the answer comes in noting that this was not an isolated incident, and that this sort of corporate mistreatment of paying customers is not limited to United.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe years following 9\/11 have been a bonanza for\u00a0<\/p>\n<table align=\"right\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"m_3366131511178565107imgCaptionTable m_3366131511178565107OneColumnMobile\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; width: 301px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"m_3366131511178565107SpacerImageContainer m_3366131511178565107mobile-hidden\" colspan=\"1\" height=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"height: 1px; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" class=\"m_3366131511178565107SpacerImage CToWUd\" height=\"1\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/proxy\/AVvXsEiwBmcs4qwpyfazsuuEMP-f6GRayHnmamc371XE9FB_iMKBbJgzvJWL1aB0FEs4x_NVLdXvhdYs62mcgSZFHfvi1WebsqtCcy3UvD1QqMgVpI380ORpL9EbNDzghdydiRm-gRU3uqGXdFAUoWe1yQ2ALtNXRZkHEu_SxXo=s0-d-e1-ft\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"5\"\/><\/td>\n<td class=\"m_3366131511178565107imgCaptionImg\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 0px 0px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" class=\"m_3366131511178565107cc-image-resize CToWUd a6T\" height=\"283\" hspace=\"0\" name=\"m_3366131511178565107_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1538\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/proxy\/AVvXsEg1CuH-L55eCJ4Lp1aCTJY09z_Bu9x8MaAtf358rgvrH4onu0x6ghoBfQrhTiKL45gE9gl-3Tg0_bdJiRcxupRMp54lU98Kj4CDwOb5BLt2TGyFQ-76Jx81ihQ0sVuIORZZcZ3uAzz0w7VW1Dc4JcCZBpAY6T1YNk2EMWSMsku_MuG-X19TR-Xh9QiYAp3sdQz7hfkYhw=s0-d-e1-ft\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;\" tabindex=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"301\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"m_3366131511178565107SpacerImageContainer m_3366131511178565107mobile-hidden\" colspan=\"1\" height=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"height: 1px; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" class=\"m_3366131511178565107SpacerImage CToWUd\" height=\"1\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/proxy\/AVvXsEiwBmcs4qwpyfazsuuEMP-f6GRayHnmamc371XE9FB_iMKBbJgzvJWL1aB0FEs4x_NVLdXvhdYs62mcgSZFHfvi1WebsqtCcy3UvD1QqMgVpI380ORpL9EbNDzghdydiRm-gRU3uqGXdFAUoWe1yQ2ALtNXRZkHEu_SxXo=s0-d-e1-ft\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"5\"\/><\/td>\n<td class=\"m_3366131511178565107imgCaptionText\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\">\n<p>\n<em>United gives the press the run-around.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nAmerica&#8217;s security contractors, with the government outsourcing areas of work that traditionally fell to the US military.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nIn the process, contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been issued for security work by contractors at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\nThe big US airlines don&#8217;t need to do anything to convince people to fly with them. They&#8217;ve all merged and consolidated until there are just four companies controlling the majority of domestic flights. These airlines have\u00a0determined that it&#8217;s not in their best interest to compete with one another.<\/p>\n<p>\nFrom 2008-2014, four airline mergers combined eight big carriers into four; American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest.<\/p>\n<p>\nYes, there used to be competition, which was like what we were taught in high school economics &#8211; that brought down prices and offered more services, such as more routes to more destinations. But the airlines weren&#8217;t making enough money, so they\u00a0consolidated into a few huge carriers, reduced service and raised the cost of flying through both increased fares and skyrocketing fees.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nThis is called oligopoly, and, for airline shareholders it&#8217;s great. It is also why United is not too worried about people sharing the\u00a0incriminating\u00a0video. They&#8217;re not embarrassed, and you won&#8217;t embarrass them.<\/p>\n<p>\nAirlines feel no need to perform the dance of corporate penitence. If you&#8217;ve chosen to fly somewhere, it&#8217;s probably because you have no good alternative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nAt 40 of the US&#8217;s largest airports, a single airline\u00a0<a alt=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/business\/2015\/07\/14\/airlines-carve-us-into-markets-dominated-by-1-or-2-carriers\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vdgOXRC1cW_5HBzpIsATFIJf1meuIXz7u-mVUkaNaAoHNCtOsM4PZQtDLUGgvAM_Cx19QGIgnpfNoaZAGPQpL5mqNIsfy04-7o3oRWr_Q4hk8kIIzlc3iGqmpXDrV_WEoYRXq4pUOsWIJAhIVslzCsvaF2oAeKzYd5ZznhjWfznsrJqP1pifm7pSSwZ5xxbO998C9-QU0ddKtB_CFcSbOylHWz9q2LECa4derFn4tbrq60lkEN1nbRBw%3D%3D%26c%3DvfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg%3D%3D%26ch%3D8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492779750076000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUMSCIaYi0B2GWZ5YjvNKf0MZMZg\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vdgOXRC1cW_5HBzpIsATFIJf1meuIXz7u-mVUkaNaAoHNCtOsM4PZQtDLUGgvAM_Cx19QGIgnpfNoaZAGPQpL5mqNIsfy04-7o3oRWr_Q4hk8kIIzlc3iGqmpXDrV_WEoYRXq4pUOsWIJAhIVslzCsvaF2oAeKzYd5ZznhjWfznsrJqP1pifm7pSSwZ5xxbO998C9-QU0ddKtB_CFcSbOylHWz9q2LECa4derFn4tbrq60lkEN1nbRBw==&amp;c=vfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg==&amp;ch=8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ==\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\">controls a majority<\/a>\u00a0of the market. At 93 of the top 100, one or two airlines control a majority of the seats, an increase from 78 airports from a decade ago, reports an AP analysis of data from Diio, an airline-schedule tracking service.<\/div>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: #222222;\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nIf you live or work in United Airlines territory, at some point you&#8217;ll face the no-choice scenario\u00a0given to consumers in a post-consolidation industry: flying with them, flying a more time-consuming and circuitous route with some other, probably equally horrible airline (if such a route is available) or not flying anywhere. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\nDo you need to get from Fargo to Denver in a hurry? Congratulations, you are now a United customer.<\/div>\n<p>\nAnother factor is the US government&#8217;s\u00a0ultra-lax enforcement of anti-trust law\u00a0in the last few decades. The airlines\u00a0have taken advantage\u00a0of this and what&#8217;s left is customers facing fewer companies with more monopoly power &#8211; and thus, fewer alternatives if those companies treat them horribly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<strong><em>Fearmongering<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nStoking public fears about safety and well-being is a classic autocratic tactic.<\/p>\n<p>\n,<\/p>\n<p>\nA frightened flying public tends to think first about its own safety, and forget about fundamental liberties.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<div>\nIn a closing or closed society there is a &#8220;list&#8221; of dissidents and opposition leaders. In the aviation industry\u00a0<a alt=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No_Fly_List\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vdOq_NbWl9VuZvJqZ2l6d42gUEBwz4HW4JwiEU0CGRBOhccUDxeg0eJWuyoK9r0gzsgp2CD8jb6bq5TsXhhxk42Om5ZPIdNgYVuE0KY9ttwJWlPAovlrBjDdpQfPm5IJo-fx4ySKHH0Ww%3D%26c%3DvfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg%3D%3D%26ch%3D8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492779750076000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSQuHZIH4yVz3ml_lfPcQr5AlTEg\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vdOq_NbWl9VuZvJqZ2l6d42gUEBwz4HW4JwiEU0CGRBOhccUDxeg0eJWuyoK9r0gzsgp2CD8jb6bq5TsXhhxk42Om5ZPIdNgYVuE0KY9ttwJWlPAovlrBjDdpQfPm5IJo-fx4ySKHH0Ww=&amp;c=vfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg==&amp;ch=8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ==\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\">there are three<\/a>: A Watch List, a select list and a No-Fly list. Once you&#8217;re on a list, it&#8217;s\u00a0<a alt=\"http:\/\/archive.wired.com\/politics\/onlinerights\/news\/2007\/04\/watchlist2\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vd0A7AGm7cCoJVqmzogMwzzONzYU9I_h85uw53Fw1_ojwzojkrlYILc0lbJKKNuUPN-d1jmZDmLo95nZD12zv7GeTEdfUx_41n-V0IgwxvjEeeFdKrDL38LaeyAEr1K0s7EayynQEVuT5kS5kJugAwCAPqnMWqbz6kGfqe-Z15Vc4cNc6xnlp8BQ%3D%3D%26c%3DvfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg%3D%3D%26ch%3D8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492779750076000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3K2nieH7nIvQQt5AFOWBX3O1mMQ\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vd0A7AGm7cCoJVqmzogMwzzONzYU9I_h85uw53Fw1_ojwzojkrlYILc0lbJKKNuUPN-d1jmZDmLo95nZD12zv7GeTEdfUx_41n-V0IgwxvjEeeFdKrDL38LaeyAEr1K0s7EayynQEVuT5kS5kJugAwCAPqnMWqbz6kGfqe-Z15Vc4cNc6xnlp8BQ==&amp;c=vfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg==&amp;ch=8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ==\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\">hard to<\/a>\u00a0get off.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Class struggle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\nAirlines have cut economy-class service to the bone, while showering high-end customers with top treatment. Maximizing profits via overbooking squeezes more revenue out of the customer base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nAirlines have been very profitable by investing heavily in first- and business-class, while downgrading economy-class. But why stop there? Economy can also be subdivided, and then subdivided again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nFirst there was the creation of premium economy, which charges passengers extra for what used to be the standard amount of legroom, then for the exit-row seats that were previously the dominion of in-the-know flyers. Now there is a new class, a cut below standard economy, &#8220;basic economy&#8221;, known to some as\u00a0&#8220;last class&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div>\nAmid the airlines&#8217; divide between the haves and the have-nots, they&#8217;re also busy\u00a0<a alt=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/gulliver\/2016\/02\/bottom-class\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vd3f1pzjM9piq0Xu2MaEML6NeHwcBlZ5J_lV7fY3r1p21xVMDTmsJp-XKLSwyqxuL33H5T12joiMYqFDF0GEqDt4F1tgGdR4qXDjJJ6OtwMoyBkur_ajMIBSiBZsE2mcMv_--Ws3uBQq61pgZru-Zy0hWK0DpJuiIrN6kPMkZ01KE%3D%26c%3DvfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg%3D%3D%26ch%3D8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492779750076000&amp;usg=AFQjCNESBlQHyxbzRbuTkTEEfN8NLh4Ckg\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fZ-GyoXnJl_h64Ra7k2n7rFILACltScFreLq6Bmsb_kYhzRu3uvh53qDq1nuN4vd3f1pzjM9piq0Xu2MaEML6NeHwcBlZ5J_lV7fY3r1p21xVMDTmsJp-XKLSwyqxuL33H5T12joiMYqFDF0GEqDt4F1tgGdR4qXDjJJ6OtwMoyBkur_ajMIBSiBZsE2mcMv_--Ws3uBQq61pgZru-Zy0hWK0DpJuiIrN6kPMkZ01KE=&amp;c=vfRfvjCRulBjb0NnVZuIqKGGQT8sUbEjYGXJkbR95XuXcS0ojKvRVg==&amp;ch=8T31sq5f068ZXB3_z4vJG-9b_dc4zXBQji7baQXNSt-2G9l6kePQWQ==\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\">segmenting<\/a>\u00a0customers between the haves, the have-lesses, the have-somewhats, the have-nots and, now, the have-nothing-at-alls.<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign competition?<\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nNot only are foreign investors barred from having an over-25% stake in a US based carrier, foreign airlines are barred from flying from one US destination to another.<\/p>\n<p>For example, British Airways can fly from London to New York, or London to Los Angeles, nonstop, but they cannot fly London to New York, pick up passengers in New York, then fly to Los Angeles. The New York to Los Angeles run has to be handled by a US-based carrier.<\/p>\n<p>\nBack the 1970&#8217;s Japanese cars were considered by many to be a joke. But by the mid 1980&#8217;s Japanese cars had gained a growing market share because they were better than American cars for less money. The US auto industry responded by demanding quotas but also started to improve their low quality so they could compete. Either improve or disappear.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\nCompetition is the only way, short of regulations, to motivate companies to improve service and contain costs. 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