tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post714274412430866426..comments2023-10-21T03:28:00.596-04:00Comments on Mad Minerva 2.0: US Versus UK on Airline TaxesMad Minervahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649780647476573087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-7319786279914901762008-06-10T12:22:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:22:00.000-04:00Oh, and yes, the implosion of Gordon Brown is a sp...Oh, and yes, the implosion of Gordon Brown is a spectacle seen even on this side of the pond. Among other things, he seems seriously handicapped by an apparently utter lack of personal charisma -- a death knell in this telegenic age when style trumps substance.Mad Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649780647476573087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-29324591335516697992008-06-10T12:21:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:21:00.000-04:00Of course, tourists can always decide to go elsewh...Of course, tourists can always decide to go elsewhere and thus vote with their feet...Mad Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649780647476573087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-83864450908415567782008-06-10T10:11:00.000-04:002008-06-10T10:11:00.000-04:00I think it's deperation on Gordon Brown's part. He...I think it's deperation on Gordon Brown's part. He's hooked on raising taxes and people are pushing back around here. He is less popular than Bush is, less popular than Major at the bottom. So this is a money grab from somebody who can't complain - tourists!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-47827138400170528662008-06-09T15:12:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:12:00.000-04:00Do these people just not understand practical econ...Do these people just not understand practical economics? I don't see how discouraging tourism is really going to help anybody, seeing as tourism dollars are so important.Mad Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649780647476573087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10585025.post-69513722265181748822008-06-09T13:42:00.000-04:002008-06-09T13:42:00.000-04:00It will likely have the effect of switching air tr...It will likely have the effect of switching air traffic (and tourism) from the UK to other countries. If I can save a lot of money by flying out of Paris or Amsterdam - I can do that. Have done it once already without a tax because my schedule fit and I could save £100.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com