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We are all in this together* *except the rich So this is another measure to widen the gap between the rich and the pleb - when the pleb's travel gets restrict

We are all in this together* *except the rich So this is another measure to widen the gap between the rich and the pleb - when the pleb's travel gets restricted further, the rich can enjoy private jet hopping undisturbed - which gives them advantage over the pleb as they can get to places even quicker. If we are serious about climate, then there should be no exceptions for the rich, in fact they should be leading by example.

prawn 4y ago
From the article: ” France is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.” ”Transport minister Clément Beaune said the country could no longer tolerate the super rich using private planes while the public are making cutbacks to deal with the energy crisis and climate change.”
- hulitu 4y ago
  > transport minister Clément Beaune said the country could no longer tolerate the super rich using private planes I'm sure this is a misunderstanding. With a small donation for the party, everyone will be happy.
- varispeed 4y ago
  > France is also cracking down This is a soundbite designed to calm people down. If there was a "crackdown", they would have listed steps taken to ensure the transport is "fairer". When government is saying they are "cracking down" - using quite emotionally loaded word - is precisely to cover up the fact they do nothing. If they really wanted to make transport fairer, they would have banned short private jet trips too. There is no excuse to not do that. None.
jeltz 4y ago
Pretty dishonest to write that about France, one of the few countries which seems intent on cracking down on private jets.
- varispeed 4y ago
  > seems intent They do nothing. Words have no bearing if they are not backed by actions. There was no excuse why they shouldn't ban short private jet trips too.
pooper 4y ago
I don't think we (assuming you are also US american) have a leg to stand on until we raise our taxes. France iirc has a solidarity tax and from what I hear people don't go bankrupt due to routine medical care. Back to the topic though, a ban on short flights doesn't sound right to me. I'd feel better if the flights were made more expensive with higher taxes or perhaps even a new tax altogether

prawn 4y ago

From the article: ” France is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.” ”Transport minister Clément Beaune said the country could no longer tolerate the super rich using private planes while the public are making cutbacks to deal with the energy crisis and climate change.”

hulitu 4y ago
> transport minister Clément Beaune said the country could no longer tolerate the super rich using private planes I'm sure this is a misunderstanding. With a small donation for the party, everyone will be happy.
varispeed 4y ago
> France is also cracking down This is a soundbite designed to calm people down. If there was a "crackdown", they would have listed steps taken to ensure the transport is "fairer". When government is saying they are "cracking down" - using quite emotionally loaded word - is precisely to cover up the fact they do nothing. If they really wanted to make transport fairer, they would have banned short private jet trips too. There is no excuse to not do that. None.

jeltz 4y ago

Pretty dishonest to write that about France, one of the few countries which seems intent on cracking down on private jets.

varispeed 4y ago
> seems intent They do nothing. Words have no bearing if they are not backed by actions. There was no excuse why they shouldn't ban short private jet trips too.

pooper 4y ago

I don't think we (assuming you are also US american) have a leg to stand on until we raise our taxes. France iirc has a solidarity tax and from what I hear people don't go bankrupt due to routine medical care. Back to the topic though, a ban on short flights doesn't sound right to me. I'd feel better if the flights were made more expensive with higher taxes or perhaps even a new tax altogether