[Cacophonous]

The government has to be funded, even a small such as I favor. It should be made small, kept small, funded with tariffs, and the income tax abolished. I don't know why otherwise sensible people that consider themselves conservative have a problem with this.

[CWOJackson]

I have a big problem with and I live in the Seattle area. Airbus is killing Boeing, so do we place high tariffs on importing Airbus?

Look at JetBlue out east. By all accounts they are extremely successful and leading the industry in many ways. And shortly after 9/11 they announced with pathetic timing, that they were going to place a very large order for more Airbus planes.

9/11 also had a hugh impact on Boeing.

JetBlue's decision to go with Airbus is based on the fact that they already use AirBus exclusively, so they only need to support one line of aircraft. They initially purchased Airbus because they are reliable and cheaper. Now they are leading the industry and are profitable.