💬 Opinion 10h ago · Robert Kuttner

Spirit Socialism: Trump’s vs. Ours

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Spirit Socialism: Trump’s vs. Ours
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President Trump’s statement last week that he wants the government to take a large stake in Spirit Airlines has been met with richly deserved scorn. Spirit, a so-called no-frills airline, has already gone bankrupt twice.



“Who could have imagined that the U.S. government would deem a budget airline too big to fail?” The Wall Street Journal editorialized. “Is this the revival of the Trump Shuttle, circa 1989?”



Under the proposed deal floated last Wednesday, the U.S. government would lend Spi

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