And surely their role would change, if we complete the dismantling of the existing mess (which I for one, am not smart enough to write the reorganization plans for).

Perhaps, for those few situations where you rilly Want to get somewhere yesterday - air taxis! maybe Co-ops (like the fearmers') where 2-4 share a ride. Why.. small business might reclaim a small piece of the Murican Corporate pie! you know, that one heading rapidly towards

Eine Mall.. Eine Walmart, Eine McBurger - 3-6 Same logos everywhere (why travel - the street will look exactly the same?)

Hell, even I could imagine a number of branches on this tree, including the funds for maintaining lots of small planes via part-retail, part personal transport; an umbrella of small operations = no monopoly. Bet you could add lots more.



Ashton

PS - this would keep lots of kerosene out of the stratosphere too, for those who think that just might not be a good thing to keep doing up there..

(Downside = more avaiation-grade highly refined fuel needed. More cat-crackers. TANSTAAFL)