subsidization

I'm guessing it's dwarfed by the subsidization of empty seats.

Government subsidization would only put more upward pressure on prices though.

Although heavy subsidization is a major enabler of the problem, it is not the only factor.

It isn't even just active money used against suburbia, but the subsidization of urban sprawl by giving everyone "free" roads.

College tuition has risen so rapidly because of the vast amount of subsidization from the federal government.

In my opinion, the "spiral" is largely the fault of excess government subsidization and price insensitivity.

3 markets that are subject to massive government intervention and subsidization.

Another $25-50 billion is "cross-subsidization overcharging for long distance, DSL, and wireless.

Suburbs as anything other than streetcar suburbs are basically only a thing due to the subsidization of the automobile infrastructure.

It is a bit difficult to compare transnationally because of the differing tax regimes of Japan and the US. CEOs of peer companies have similar lifestyles but in Japan they are on the books at low six figures in income, despite massive subsidization of their lifestyle by the company.

The only reason T-Mobile can do this is because they are basically getting a massive subsidization from the German mother company, the German Telecom, who is behaving in its German home market just like AT&T behaves in the USA.

If these companies wanted a cut of that it would make significantly more sense for them to lobby for more subsidization funded by a tax on general internet or computer use; computers are pervasive enough that this would be pretty profitable for them.

In the meantime, I'm going to oppose tighter fuel economy standards for vehicles, and revenue-neutral carbon taxation, and aggressive subsidization of alternative energy R+D, ... " because god forbid we should all drive around in smaller cars, or that we should stop subsidizing air travel, or that we should too quickly improve solar cell efficiency.