posted on September 13, 2001 08:38:01 PM new
It is said that the new security at airports will require you to be at the airport at least 2 hours before take off in order to get on a flight when and if demand for flying resumes.
For some shorter flights, the added 4 hours round trip may make driving almost as quick and in some cases quicker, until people figure it out and then there will be traffic jams.
posted on September 13, 2001 08:42:16 PM new
Anything which diverts travel from air to auto will almost certainly result in a greater number of deaths.
posted on September 13, 2001 09:38:56 PM new
Generally inflation is said to be caused by too much money chasing too few goods. Adding new workers doesn’t increase the money supply and, in general, shouldn’t be inflationary. More workers mean more taxpayers. More taxpayers mean more tax revenues and a possibly larger surplus.
posted on September 13, 2001 09:39:03 PM new
I have always been at the airport two hours before take-off. That was the norm when I first flew as a kid back in the 60s, and I have always followed that.
Believe me, it's not that much of a hardship. Just take a book, logic puzzle nagazine or something else to occupy yourself with.
posted on September 13, 2001 09:59:31 PM new
The Fed just injected more money to the banks than was injected before Y2K, which then prompted the Fed to raise interests rates.
Low unemployment rates add to raising wage pressure and inflation.
However, the loss in productivity from the security measures and confidence loss will help stem any inflatation.
There may be a lot of laid off folks looking for work at the airports.
posted on September 14, 2001 04:59:01 AM new
I would work security if they paid a decent wage.Maybe they will now.
I was at an auction one day waiting for it to start and the fellow next to me was a huge black guy that was dressed real nice. I commented to him that the fellow across the line of goods from us was haveing a fit because he wanted to steal something and the auctioneer had laid things out so it was just about impossible to do.
He watched him for awhile and then gave me his card and said he could use someone that was observant in his business. I looked at the card and he had a private investigation company.
Trouble was I asked what he could pay and I was already making $7 dollars an hour more than he could pay for security work.
Guarding billions of dollars of assets should pay more than flipping burgers.
