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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2020, 07:04 AM Mar 2020

Airlines Could Go Broke by May

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/16/airlines-could-go-broke-by-may/

Airlines Could Go Broke by May
March 16, 2020 at 6:50 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Financial Times: “The airline industry is warning that it must shed jobs and obtain state support to survive the coronavirus crisis, as a respected aviation consultancy predicted that most of the world’s carriers could go broke by May.

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Airlines Could Go Broke by May (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2020 OP

Lots of stores and restaurants will close permanently as well jimfields33 Mar 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #2

They'll Be Bailed Out, of Course DarthDem Mar 2020 #3

jimfields33

(15,915 posts)

1. Lots of stores and restaurants will close permanently as well

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Mon Mar 16, 2020, 07:13 AM

Mar 2020

Stores were hurting already and restaurants especially chains were suffering. This is not going to be pretty. Hotels, travel agencies also in trouble.

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DarthDem

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3. They'll Be Bailed Out, of Course

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Mon Mar 16, 2020, 07:52 AM

Mar 2020

Even Republicans, who disdain all other forms of government assistance or intervention, will enthusiastically participate in a plan to save large corporations. Just as they did in 2008.

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