I don't remember saying that foreign investment should not be allowed. I'm saying foreign ownership (i.e. majority ownership) of airlines and other companies should not be allowed. David R > Once again words of wisdom. People who are saying "Noone should > own American companies more than Americans" can sign up for a > membership at Pyong-Yang Chamber of Commerce :) > > A country's economy's health is measured by the > FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) amount. And that's how China > and other countries in SE Asia became the leaders in global > economy. > > BAHA > Fan of international trade and Sir Branson establishing VUS :) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Nick Laflamme > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:01 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Branson is coming > > > At 08:21 PM 8/19/2003 -0700, David Ross wrote: > >Yes, Europe too allows for foreign ownership but I prefer living in a > >country where my government tells me what to do, not some damn foreign one > > I'm trying to figure out which government would tell us what David and I > can do as Americans if Branson launches Virgin American (or American > Virgin?). I'm also trying to figure out why US government oversight and > interference in American Virgin would be any less than it is with AA, UAL, > Delta, or any other airline operating in the US. Heck, why would American > Virgin be any different than Virgin Atlantic? > > But, heck, I'm the kind of guy who's so slow, I didn't even know that Zeuch > was enough of an aerospace engineer to make off the cuff judgements about > how well an A320 would survive that hailstorm that easyJet flew into! > > Seriously: it's a very big world out there. We gain more by opening our > borders than we do by closing them. Even with airlines and aircraft. If > someone else wants to sell me goods made with cheaper labor or subsidies > from foreign tax payers, who am I to turn down their largesse? Says me, > anyway. > > >David R > > Nick