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by djiddish98 5474 days ago
This was the exact sentence in the article when I stopped reading it seriously (despite earlier attempts by the author).

"Competitive pressure" = bad PR when a plane crashes. And then, the company will just lie low and latch on to another airline.

IE - ValuJet merging with AirTran

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ValuJet

The TSA should be an easy agency to write a scathing article about. This author came in with some preconceived notions about the wonders of the free market and just layered the TSA on top, with little effect.