Frontier to Return Jobs To Denver

Provided Denver bribes them with enough tax incentives. And if this isn't expensive enough for Denver taxpayers, these tax breaks will have to be extended to the other airlines too.

Very unfair for small businesses. Not only do they not get these breaks, they have to pay for the breaks for the big guys.

Businesses have us between a rock and a hard spot. If we don't play their extortion game they won't bring work to our communities. If we do play then we're up to our eyeballs in lost tax revenue. I don't see a good solution.

cydl wrote: BIG Businesses have us between a rock and a hard spot. If we don't play their extortion game they won't bring work to our communities. If we do play then we're up to our eyeballs in lost tax revenue. I don't see a good solution.

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Yes, you're right Martin. Thank you for the correction!

It's only a dilemma if Frontier Airlines were our one and only savior.

Problem is that it isn't just Frontier Airlines who uses those tactics.

Folks, folks, this is capitalism at work. What's the problem?

+1 I remember when United Airlines was trying to blackmail Colorado. Or your Denver Broncos who had the city build them a new stadium because Pat Bowlen screwed up the original club seating at Mile High. Capitalism? In a twisted form. If anyone and their brother could easily create a pro football team or an airline these big boys wouldn't have the power they do.

2wlady wrote: Folks, folks, this is capitalism at work. What's the problem?

No... that's crony capitalism... and it's a game currently being played by a Democrat administration.

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:

2wlady wrote: Folks, folks, this is capitalism at work. What's the problem?

No... that's crony capitalism... and it's a game currently being played by a Democrat administration.

Really? and has it never been played by Republican administrations? Perhaps crony capitalism is actually just simple capitalism, the bribes, and threats, etc just part of the way capitalism works.