Would a government bailout of Spirit Airlines be worth it?
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential government bailout of Spirit Airlines amidst rising fuel costs and features insights from a toy shop owner on trade policy challenges.
The Trump administration has reportedly been in talks to bail out Spirit Airlines, either with a big loan or by buying it. The budget airline had already been struggling, and now faces even tougher times with higher fuel costs. But does that justify bailing it out? Plus, an upstate New York toy and doll shop owner reflects on the stop-start jolts of U.S. trade policy and the challenges of the tariff refund process.
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