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(Politico)   Southwest Airlines' first substantive change after The Meltdown: hire new federal lobbyists   (politico.com) divider line
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    More: Facepalm, Southwest Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Transport, Lobbying, Winter storm, Airline, United States Department of Transportation, former Rep. Jerry Costello  
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429 clicks; posted to Business » on 30 Jan 2023 at 5:50 PM (8 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste
2023-01-30 3:37:11 PM  
Yes, I'll lobby for Southwest. But you have to fly me to D.C. on any other airline.
 
common sense is an oxymoron [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 5:17:24 PM  
With apologies to The Bard, the first thing we do, let's kill all the lobbyists.
 
Mad_Radhu
2023-01-30 6:35:18 PM  
Southwest Airlines Announcement - SNL
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Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-30 6:35:53 PM  
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https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/buttigieg-under-fire-from-capitol-hill-leaders/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/southwest-airlines-shareholder-gifts

https://jacobin.com/2022/12/southwest-airlines-cancellations-buttigieg-complaints/
 
dericwater
2023-01-30 6:38:03 PM  

common sense is an oxymoron: With apologies to The Bard, the first thing we do, let's kill all the lobbyists.


There are reasonable, legitimate uses for lobbyists. This isn't it.
 
chitownmike
2023-01-30 6:45:45 PM  

Bith Set Me Up: [Fark user image image 602x717]

https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/buttigieg-under-fire-from-capitol-hill-leaders/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/southwest-airlines-shareholder-gifts

https://jacobin.com/2022/12/southwest-airlines-cancellations-buttigieg-complaints/


Fines don't stop things from happening!
 
chitownmike
2023-01-30 6:46:58 PM  

dericwater: common sense is an oxymoron: With apologies to The Bard, the first thing we do, let's kill all the lobbyists.

There are reasonable, legitimate uses for lobbyists. This isn't it.


This is like a lawyer joke, righr?
 
dyhchong
2023-01-30 7:40:22 PM  
Southwest executives announced on an earnings call that the airline had already lost $220 million as a result of the debacle,

Well yeah, that's the losses you inflicted upon yourself, now you need to repair the losses you inflicted upon others.
 
kkinnison [OhFark]
2023-01-30 7:54:39 PM  
Lobbyists are a great investment, there is a reason they are a multi-billion dollar gross income company
 
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