Capitalism And Airport Security

Seattle elected a socialist city council person, not that anyone will notice, and not that capitalism is about to go anywhere anytime soon.  But here is a visual lesson on capitalism.

Karl Marx was first to popularize the term to represent a system, and that system is based on Kapital, or assets, not just money.

So in capitalism, this is capital:

Das Kapital

Now, after 9-11, we are told we needed a new police force to protect Americans.  You see, when in USA there are more than a few people together in on place, they might get attacked by a terrorist.  So we have a system where far away from the airplanes people are screened before they get near the airplanes.  To make the 200 people on an airplane safe while they fly.  And to make us safe, we get searched:

To protect us from terrorists, we have one old man feel up another old man.  

Before we get searched, what happens is everyone heading for an airplane must congest a safe distance from the airplanes.  (From the AIRPLANES).



And what is the result?  A perfect target for terrorists, people are congregated close to where a terrorist can easily attack and harm a lot of people.  The airplanes are perfectly safe.    You see, the problem with capitalism is that the capital comes first.

Now, the stupidity of making people crowd up and more conveniently available to terrorists is well-remarked, but our system cares more about capital than people, so nothing will be done.  If and when there is an attack, there will just be another layer of police laid on to protect the airplanes.

There is a solution to the problem, quite simple actually, and that is to tell the airlines to protect their own capital and passengers.  Why should taxpayers fork over fantastics amounts of money to protect the assets of private companies?

On the other hand, why should the airlines put a dime into protecting customers and capital when the taxpayer will pay ten dollars for it?

What the airline could do for a dime, the government does for $10, so to save a dime, the airline is happy to see the taxpayer nailed.

Hotels do an extremely good job of protecting their capital without the taxpayers picking up the tab. Fool around in a hotel, and soon there is fellow with tan pants and a blue blazer and all sorts on bulges under his clothes offering you a smile and an escort to wherever you need to go.  Hiltons patrons are safe because Hilton protects its capital.

If we collectively told the airlines to protect their own assets, that we were going to eliminate the TSA in 72 hours (and cut taxes that much)  each airline would immediately put in place superior security at less costs.  What would that security be?  Who knows, it would be a trade secret to each airline.  The most uncertain thing in life for a terrorist would be to go near an airport.

They already have plans, since they already know superior means for protecting the passengers and capital.  I've heard pilots run down some of these systems.  Cheap and smart.  In capitalism the highest priority is the bottom line.  The strategy is to keep the profits and pass the losses on to the taxpayer.

As it stands now, and won't change, is at today's airports, a terrorist finds easy access to a ready and unarmed crowd.  And as a bonus, the entire airline network gets impacted worldwide.

We get the ludicrous solutions to self-inflicted problems because we have a capitalist system.  If and when we can dismantle the capitalist policies, and allow a free market to bloom, we'll see unimagined peace and prosperity.

Please think about this when you crowd up at the airport on your way somewhere.

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