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minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoCarter deregulated a lot, including the passenger airline industry.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoTo be fair, the regulations at the time meant that only the richest assholes could afford to fly anywhere. The airlines were literally forbidden from competing on price. The problems started when Reagan allowed the first mergers.
What did Carter do?
Carter deregulated a lot, including the passenger airline industry.
To be fair, the regulations at the time meant that only the richest assholes could afford to fly anywhere. The airlines were literally forbidden from competing on price.
The problems started when Reagan allowed the first mergers.