Irony: Famous Senator who believes in taxing everything now really angry that airlines want to charge for everything
Via AFP

Democratic US Senator Chuck Schumer has warned he may
introduce legislation to bar airlines from imposing fees for carry-on luggage, joining a congressional chorus of outrage at such charges.

Schumer urged US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter Friday to repeal a regulation that may encourage such fees by exempting services not deemed "reasonably necessary" -- like providing in-flight snacks -- from taxes.

Is there anything the government feels they shouldn't get involved in? The bottom line is that consumers ultimately have the power to put a stop to this. Passengers will eventually stop using airlines that use such tactics and the competition will eventually lead to lower prices. If government does insist on banning such fees, the airlines will simply jack up standard prices to make up the difference.

I wouldn't expect someone like Schumer to grasp such a simple concept.

First money quote:

"Peanuts may not be reasonably necessary for air travel,
but the ability to carry a bag onto a flight is," Schumer wrote

Says the man who wants to force every living person to purchase a specific product ... simply for being born.

Second money quote:

"What will the airlines think up next, a fee for reclining your seat?" said Menendez, lead author of a measure to require airline and travel websites to provide such information to travelers before they book their tickets.

Don't give Chucky Schumer any ideas. You can bet he'll find a way to tax the number of times you lift the seat of your toilet.

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