jsled

Only point on the B Fund was the fact that the DOW has increased by about 10,000 since March 2009. A very impressive run. As for KCM, ALPA has been working on that for over a decade. (Remember Crew Pass). The point being, it took a labor friendly Administration to make it happen. As for FAR 117, it is regulation. Not an easy sell during a Republican admin. But when the President appoints a former union chief to run the FAA...viola.

Pro2nd

I'll keep my religion, my money, and my guns. You keep the change.

jsled

Alright then. Wheew Hoooo. NASCAR!

Spoiler

"viola" what does an oversized fiddle have to do with anything?

baseball

Yes that's correct. Labor friendly folks can administer labor friendly policy and put it in place easier when unions are pushing for that. But, economic friendly folks can also put in and administer economics friendly policy too. That's where the global and national economies are right now.

Labor has made all the gains that labor is going to make from a regulation stand point for a very long time. I've seen too many domestic jobs being shipped overseas for my liking. I've had too many family members lose their jobs because their industry or their profession can make the "widget" or product cheaper in Mexico or China. Why do those companies leave the USA? I am told by them who hear it from their management that the regulatory enviornment and the cost of doing business here is both too onerous and too expensive so they move their businesses overseas. Combine that with tax policy and we can see why jobs are leaving and continue to leave.

If businesses had an incentive or even a reason to stay, or could compete equally and fairly with foreign competition they would stay in the USA. Maytag is now made in Mexico. Cars that used to be made in the great democratic stronghold of Detroit are made overseas. I want to see jobs in the USA. Manufacturing in the USA. A higher quality of life in the USA.

I think jobs and services and product manufacturing are outsourced because of onerous and often ridiculous regulation, and taxes. We know that businesses have to make a profit. Pretty soon we'll see robots at McDonalds. Those jobs just get eliminated.

That's what I am talking about. When these jobs get eliminated or moved overseas they are gone forever. So that has a very negative impact on our economy and the lives of those who used to make that product. The real unemployment rate (labor participation rate) tells the story. Those jobs are gone, and those that are now unemployed won't be buying a ticket on united to go from Chicago to Orlando to go see Mickey Mouse this summer. They will be at a job fair or going back to school to learn how to study hotel and restaurant management or trying to compete with the illegal foreign labor who is out doing manual labor that our under-educated and high school dropouts used to perform. Heck, even our high school drop outs can't compete for grass cutting and lawn care jobs anymore. Hard to under-cut and out price the foreign competition.

Our economy needs a catalyst to grow and a favorable climate to compete in. Not only for the financial health of the airline industry in the USA, but for all of the industries in the USA. All of those employed who have jobs are potential United customers and they can't spend money they don't have - unless Obama gives them vouchers for free and subsidized airline travel.

baseball

OK...I can't even belive this. Obama didn't kill UBL. The Navy Seals did. and they were hired and trained under the watch of a Republican. I give credit for giving the order. Very glad he did. But, if the Navy Seals aren't around or available to conduct asymetric warfare or it doesn't fit the mission profile then it doesn't get done. Obama can't keep using the life line of the USN to save the day. Only two decisions I like from Obama were to kill UBL and save Captain Philips. Heck, almost makes me want to switch form USAF to USN.

But, Obama created and gave birth to ISIS. And if he wasn't so scared of his own shadow I'd bet the seals could go out and take them out too.

Obama: Crimean Peninsula annexation
Obama: Nukes for Iran
Obama: Failed African foreign policy
Obama: Failed Arab Spring
Obama: Failed Arab Winter
Obama: Failed middle east foreign policy
Obama: Failed at leading NATO to push back soviet aggression
Obama: Failed Syrian foreign policy
Obama: Created new axis of evil (Syria-Russia-Iran)
Obama: IRS Scandal
Obama: AP wire tapping
Obama: Boston Terrorist
Obama: Dream Act/Illegal immigration continues unabated/increased
Obama: Solyndra
Obama: Fast and Furious
Obama: Obamacare: 716 Billion raided from Medicare
Obama: 49 million Americans on Foodstamps (WOW!)
Obama: Americans IN POVERTY!!! 7.2 million!!!!
Obama: family income and buying power down 40 percent
Obama: Americans out of work 23 million
Obama: National Debt 19ish trillion
Obama: Failed Isreal foreign policy
Obama: every child born in USA owes $3500.00 share of national debt.
Obama: Sanctuary cities
Obama: fails to enforce US National drug laws (Washington and Colorado get high)
Obama: I almost forgot: He allowed our Secretary of State to conduct classified business in her lavatory. Anyone else with a security clearance would be in jail and or dishonorably discharged. This whole Benghazi thing is 100 percent Obama's fault.

So, great Hoo-ray for the Nobel peace prize winning senator-dude from Chicago. He hasn't kept the peace, maintained any peace and is single-handedly responsible for the largest exodus and migration of war refugees since WWII. What a champion, What a dude! I don't see many folks naming their kids Barack Hussein Johnson these days. And I certainly doubt it if a ship ever gets named after him and I hope I never have to land at Barrack Hussein Obama International airport.

I don't see how our national economy can ever recover if we keep up with this free money policy of the FED and keep printing money. I think Obama believes money really does grow on trees. Both from an economic point of view and an individual/family point of view. It's all about entitlements and the nanny state. Farmers know you reap what you sow. I teach my kids you earn what you get and you get what you earn. Obama wants me to earn it, me to pay for it, and wants to tax me to death so I have to give it all away. Big deal I get a pay raise: It just goes to pay down the debt and pay for more freebies to people who haven't earned it. I'd like my buying power to actually go up. My pay raises under the new contract are great, but they aren't enough to keep up with inflation or where the taxes are headed if elect another liberal or socialist democrat. Thats the fact jack and you can put that in your Colorado dope pipe and smoke it (figuratively speaking of course)

APC225

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ReserveDog

Obama: Crimean Peninsula annexation
Obama: Nukes for Iran
Obama: Failed African foreign policy
Obama: Failed Arab Spring
Obama: Failed Arab Winter
Obama: Failed middle east foreign policy
Obama: Failed at leading NATO to push back soviet aggression
Obama: Failed Syrian foreign policy
Obama: Created new axis of evil (Syria-Russia-Iran)
Obama: IRS Scandal
Obama: AP wire tapping
Obama: Boston Terrorist
Obama: Dream Act/Illegal immigration continues unabated/increased
Obama: Solyndra
Obama: Fast and Furious
Obama: Obamacare: 716 Billion raided from Medicare
Obama: 49 million Americans on Foodstamps (WOW!)
Obama: Americans IN POVERTY!!! 7.2 million!!!!
Obama: family income and buying power down 40 percent
Obama: Americans out of work 23 million
Obama: National Debt 19ish trillion
Obama: Failed Isreal foreign policy
Obama: every child born in USA owes $3500.00 share of national debt.
Obama: Sanctuary cities
Obama: fails to enforce US National drug laws (Washington and Colorado get high)
Obama: I almost forgot: He allowed our Secretary of State to conduct classified business"


Dude, seriously, turn off Fox News. I promise your level of false outrage will then diminish.

Bestglide

Fox News? You can get this info from just about any source.
Don't forget race relations at a 40 year low.
Economy: weakest "recovery" in history. On brink of another recession.
Foreign policies? Laughable: alienating our allies and emboldening our enemies
Obutthole is indefensible. Going to go down as words potus ever!

AllenAllert

Don't think so - history will not be so kind to Bush Jr. He'll be remembered for destabilising the Middle East and responsible for the greatest loss of civilian life since WWII. Firmly holding the top slot of worse POTUS ever. His brother doesn't even want to get cast in Jr. legacy.