Some regulation isn’t so unhealthy
Re: “Some Good Information for Airline Passengers — Is authorities strain lastly forcing carriers to do extra for stranded ticket holders?” Sept. 3 editorial.
Excellent news, certainly, however as this editorial suggests, it’s only a small starting.
I’m sufficiently old to recollect when the airways had been a regulated trade. The guarantees of deregulation included decrease fares and higher service. Fares did drop, opening up an enormous enhance in public capacity to journey. However at what price?
The airline trade’s greed mixed with its obvious incapacity to plan have resulted in at this time’s slap-in-the face customer-service ranges and diminished security oversight (see 737 Max).
I’m not suggesting a return to finish regulation, however the scope of latest journey snafus makes it clear that extra airline arm-twisting and oversight have to occur. By the way, there’s one other trade the place regulation appears to be higher for shoppers: electrical energy manufacturing, distribution and grid.
I’ve lived in eight states, all regulated besides one. In the entire regulated states, the impartial regulatory commissions accepted or revised requested worth will increase and managed electrical firm earnings. There have been no $4,000 payments throughout a disaster and we seldom misplaced energy.
Dan Siculan, Royse Metropolis
Abortion capsule isn’t the reply
Re: “Abbott defends state legislation — He says victims of rape and incest can take emergency contraception,” Sept. 3 Metro & Enterprise story.
In accordance with this story, Gov. Greg Abbott says that victims of rape can take the Plan B capsule. Abbott needs victims to hunt medical care and report back to police.
In accordance with an summary of an article within the American Journal of Preventive Drugs by Zinzow, Resnick and Kilpatrick, solely 21% of rape victims search medical care following a rape. Most of those girls had been raped in what is named a basic stereotypical rape, which is by somebody they know akin to a present accomplice, member of the family, pal or acquaintance, and they’re much less prone to report rape in these circumstances.
Those that had been raped beneath the affect of a drug or alcohol had been additionally much less prone to report. Some girls didn’t report rape as a result of stigma. For some girls, it takes time to report rape as a consequence of trauma. Some victims of sexual abuse usually don’t inform concerning the abuse till a few years later.
Rape is traumatic. Reporting and in search of medical look after rape is traumatic as effectively. It is very important perceive that, for these causes and lots of others, many victims might not be capable to search medical care in time to get the Plan B medicine.
Christine Leftwich, Plano
Nonetheless ready, governor
Rape has existed for all of recorded historical past in each nook of the globe. If Gov. Greg Abbott has the magic answer to finish rape in Texas or anyplace else, I’m positive the world would like to know what it’s. Significantly? And Texas retains electing him?
Carlton Witherington, Highland Village
Please don’t be like them
Re: “College e book debate expands — Dad and mom can now decide out of Scholastic truthful,” Sept. 4 Metro story.
Come on, Richardson ISD! You caved to these ultra-conservative voices. What’s subsequent, decide out of music since you don’t just like the songs? Please let’s not comply with in Keller’s and Southlake’s footsteps.
Sara Gandy, Richardson
A nuance that’s being forgotten
Relating to the continuing “In God We Belief” signage controversy, I’ve an statement. Past the apparent First Modification and separation of church and state points, I discover it humorous that faculty districts are resisting the location of an indication which reads “In God We Belief” in Arabic. How is it that so many people appear to have forgotten that Christians, Muslims and Jews all pray to the identical God — the god of Abraham?
Daniel Dunham, Frisco
Years of consideration?
Re: “What’s within the humorous papers,” by Rose-Mary Rumbley, Thursday Letters
How lengthy does the editorial board maintain on to a letter earlier than publishing? I learn Rumbley’s letter the place she talked about “the very severe, controversial subject of LGBTIQ People” exhibiting up in a comic book strip and couldn’t assist however suppose it was submitted within the Nineteen Fifties utilizing paper, an envelope and postage stamp.
Lynn Wolfe, Plano
A fan of De Vinck
I’m not a fantastic fan of The Dallas Morning Information, however just like the Southern aphorism, “Even a blind hog will discover an acorn occasionally.” A few of your most useful and valued acorns have been the essays of Christopher de Vinck. I hope we get to proceed studying them.
Larry W. White, Dallas
Reader’s factors again different aspect
Re: “Invoice concentrating on Huge Tech isn’t the reply — Huge authorities gained’t profit shoppers, so let market work,” by Invoice Peacock, Sept. 4 Opinion.
Peacock laid out his variations of the historical past of the Netscape browser and what small companies face in trying to achieve traction with out having to undergo, and paying charges to, a number of of the big tech firms prompted me to chuckle. As he sees it, his variations show laws concentrating on Huge Tech is unhealthy and counterproductive.
As an authorized laptop knowledgeable, I see that every one his factors really show there’s not sufficient laws to rein within the predatory practices of Huge Tech.
Peacock mentions Microsoft intently built-in Web Explorer with its primarily monopolistic Home windows working system and better charges from any private laptop producer who didn’t embody IE on their methods. That’s an instance of predatory practices.
Amazon has begun figuring out profitable small sellers after which leaping in with its personal equal merchandise and itemizing its merchandise first in a way that makes it nearly inconceivable for the small companies to outlive. However then in the long run, I need to assume that’s what Peacock helps and doesn’t wish to cease.
Michael Moore, Dallas
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