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First Bag Flies Free

Your Congress loves you, and it will do anything to make you happy.
That’s why they’ve introduced H.R. 4077, The First Bag Flies Free Act. The bill would require airlines to transport your first piece of luggage for free.
We all know that airlines have been struggling to make money lately, and one model they’ve stumbled upon [...]

Fly Senatorial Airlines – and Leave the Drinking to Us

Yesterday, in his announcement about the auto industry and the ouster of GM’s CEO, President Obama said, “The United States government has no interest in running GM. We have no intention of running GM.” Sounds good.
That same day, a bill was introduced in the Senate to require air carriers to provide training for flight [...]

Gas for Under $2.00/Gallon – Thank You Speculators?

Improbably, here on the night when election returns are coming in, I’ve decided to write about gas prices. But there’s no time like the present to get back to real policy issues. I’ve had quite enough of all this politics, thank you.
The Omaha World-Herald reported today that gas prices in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area [...]

One of the Great Bill Names of All Time

H.R. 5788, the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008, would prohibit mobile voice communications on commercial airline flights.
Wait a second – what was the name of that bill? The Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008?
You don’t have to have spent your life playing Jumble [...]