#airports

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And if you'd like to see some facts about Privatization in other jurisdictions, here’s a recent report from the Canadian Labour Congress. https://documents.clcctc.ca/PAC/2026/Public%20Runways,%20Private%20Profits%20(FINAL).pdf "Supporters of privatization point to Canada’s high relative airfares, the prospect of government revenue windfall, and the profitability of overseas for-profit privatized airports.” "Opponents cite Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom as documented cases of privatization producing higher airline and consumer charges, decreased service quality, workforce squeezes, and abuse of market power inherent to airports' status as natural monopolies. Estimates suggest that a private investor requires 15-20% more revenue than airports currently generate– and that gap can only come from fares, fees, wages, or reduced government rent.” Their conclusion: "Airport workers and air travellers should oppose this shift from the current publicly-owned, non-profit model. Under for-profit airport ownership, revenue must be extracted somewhere: consumers, workers, or the government will pay the price.” #elbowssomething #airports #privatization #sellout #transportation #greed #publicgood #airtravel #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli
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Oh look! Carney is doing that thing absolutely NO ONE voted for him to do!! Selling out our public infrastructure to the highest bidder so we can all pay more for flights that are already expensive and for which we have no land based alternative! Weeeeeeeeeee #elbowssomething Sub headline of the article: “Fares rose 'massively' when Australia privatized its airports, expert says” But I bet the shareholder ROI was great! https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/how-will-airport-privatization-impact-travel-9.7189042 #airports #privatization #sellout #transportation #greed #publicgood #airtravel #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli
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Unpopular Opinion, but I love O’Hare Airport. The aesthetic is very ‘not so distant, but bright future’ to me reminiscent of Star Trek:TNG. To me, it looks like it could just as easily be ‘Starfleet Academy’ as an airport. And it’s clean, efficient, and not a bad place to be in a travel delay. And there is a masseuse who was a former Boxer/Fighter at the Airport massage place, you gotta ask for him! He uses his hands for good now, but he’s got the Tiger in him! #travel #airtravel #airports
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The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts. History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization. It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price. #cdnpoli #airports #NDP
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"Attendees at the 2026 Conservation Political Action Conference seem to be dazed and confused after a disastrously chaotic month for President Donald Trump. In the last 30 days, he has started a war in the Middle East, deployed federal agents to airports, and refused to end the partial government shutdown." ~ Marin Scotten #Trump #CPAC #MAGA #impeachment #Iran #war #oil #gas #airports #ICE #AirTravel /1
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"While speaking from the CPAC stage Friday in Grapevine, Texas, American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp asked a question he apparently thought would hype up the crowd. 'How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?' The crowd erupted in cheers. 'No,' Schlapp responded, shaking his head. 'That was the wrong answer. Let me try it again.'" #Trump #CPAC #MAGA #impeachment #Iran #war #oil #gas #airports #ICE #AirTravel /2
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