Proposed Airline Merger Would Bring More Competition and Lower Fares

Proposed Airline Merger Would Bring More Competition and Lower Fares
A line of Spirit Airlines jets sit on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla., on May 20, 2020. Chris O'Meara/AP Photo
Stephen Moore
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If you want to see a classic case of how President Joe Biden’s regulatory tendencies are strangling the U.S. economy and raising prices, look no further than the latest Justice Department efforts to kill an airline merger that is pro-consumer.

Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
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Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, chief economist at FreedomWorks, and co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. He served as a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump. His latest book is “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Impoverishing America.”
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