There money in agriculture. Unfortunately, it all goes to the middle man. It is possible to get more mechanized. Same thing for airports - use technology. The expense in the beginning will pay for itself over the long run. David R -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Agarwalla, Niraj" <Niraj.Agarwalla@xxxxxxx> > Honestly, there's no money in agriculture. It's so eighteenth-century. > It's little wonder why the government gives billions in subsidies. > > Nevertheless, I presume American workers will be hired to work in > American airports even though the owners will not be American. > > > -- > Niraj Agarwalla > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > David MR > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 3:27 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: BAA > > > "Just like picking farm crops." There's money in that. It's just that > employers have a loophole (illegal, but none the less a loophole) that > allows them to hire cheap labor. Americans WILL take those jobs if they > are paid a decent wage. =20 > > Airports can be managed by Americans if airport and other government > officials weren't so short-sighted as to see only dollars and cents > saved in the short term. > David R > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Gerard M Foley" <gfoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > From: "David MR" <damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >=20 > > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 11:49 AM > > <snip>> > > > Let's face it. Airports in the USA, can be managed by American=20 > > > companies. There is no reason for them to be managed by foreign=20 > > > companies. > > > > > There must be some reason, or it wouldn't happen. I suspect there's > not=20 > > enough money in it for Americans. Just like picking farm crops. > >=20 > > Gerry > > http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ > > http://www.wilowud.net/ > > http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley > > http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html > > http://foley.foleypages.net/~gerry/=20 > >=20