By seizing a massive position in a private company, the government is picking winners and losers, distorting the market, and cementing a "too big to fail" mentality that forces taxpayers to subsidize failure.
It is a dangerous, communism-lite step toward government-run enterprise.
Spirit has been a failure for years – the company hasn’t recorded a profit since 2019, and it only accounts for 3.4% of domestic flights.
With a $39 trillion national debt, American families shouldn’t be forced to pay for a federal experiment in airline management. If we allow this to happen, the government will set a precedent that every struggling corporation in America is entitled to a taxpayer-funded lifeline.
Add your name to reject the taxpayer-funded bailout of Spirit Airlines.