tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post5835048808260866422..comments2024-03-09T04:13:53.858-06:00Comments on Accidental Deliberations: Friday Morning LinksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post-18853637945238164432015-10-10T08:18:15.005-06:002015-10-10T08:18:15.005-06:00Agreed that we need to look at the bigger picture ...Agreed that we need to look at the bigger picture in discussing deregulation. But I'd think the Volkswagen example might be even more important since it represents a fraudulent and widespread evasion of responsibility for what may be our most important collective action problem as a species.Greg Fingashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506686081291502115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post-18177020031068747382015-10-09T10:58:43.164-06:002015-10-09T10:58:43.164-06:00At least you can't get listeria from driving a...At least you can't get listeria from driving a Volkswagen. De-reg has repeatedly failed Canada since Mulroney deregulated our airlines. For years both "flag carriers" engaged in a fiscal bloodletting with disastrous competition on major domestic routes while gutting service on lesser routes, especially to our north. We lost WardAir in the process. Finally, with Canadian Pacific and Air Canada on death watch, Canadian folded leaving Air Canada to fight for life for years without ever recovering the level of its post-dereg service.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com