Article was posted on.cnn.com "Corporate America is sounding the alarm on tariffs" Apr 25 2025

Either way you put it, higher prices due to tariff related equipment cost increase or less people traveling it does not result in a rosy tourism "*we can benefit from misery of others*" PR story. The one piece of good news is Trumps position appears to be softening, it may mean the "might" wont materialize

It's actually precisely what they said. Words do matter. I used "signaled" and "might". I did not say they said prices "would" increase. But **from this cnn article it's very clear they said "should" they experience tariff related cost increases in their planes, they "would" pass on the increase to consumers. The point is, the picture is not all rosy, people arent travelled to the US so theyll come here. The entire landscape needs to be examined**. The AA Vice chair also said lower income Americans are travelling less.

You can read it here from an article posted Apr 25 2025. That's this past Friday.

*Plane tickets and hotels
Tariffs and economic pressure are also hurting airline travel. American Airlines, Delta, Southwest and Alaska Air have all pulled their financial guidance for the year, citing **economic uncertainty**. American Airlines said it would pass off the cost of new planes to consumers.*

*American Airlines vice chair Steve Johnson told analysts Thursday that lower-income Americans in particular are flying less.*

“We believe it is mostly our most price-sensitive customers, for whom travel is most discretionary,” he said....*

"**American Airlines vice chair Steve Johnson told analysts Thursday that lower-income Americans in particular are flying less.**"

Defense Secretary Hesgeth hiring his two brothers and his wife as Defense Department employees *might* be an example of "*friends family and lovers*".

**But** if he promoted his wife, who is a "*woman*", a member of a group that has been historically marginalized, and purely "hypothetically" she were say a five star general who led troops in Iraq and Aghanistan but had been relegated to managing the copier room under Biden "*because that's a job for women*", to a senior position at Defense because irrespective of being female, she was qualified to do the job, that would be DEI.

**Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is not "*friends family and lovers*"**. The former actually seeks to ensure that marginalized persons **with qualifications and skills** are not overlooked because they are in or on the margins. Friends family and lovers on the other hand **is** nepotism and cronyism at its finest.

"*then we become the beneficiaries of them coming this way as opposed to going somewhere else.*"

Right. Heard that before....

Last week, American Airlines signaled that due to the tariff related operational cost increases, an increase in airline tickets may be in the works.

DOGE is the definition of chaos. Musk has downgraded his day one claim of saving 2 trillion dollars to 150million, and he hasnt even attempted to account for that. I have to find the report but it was reported that rather than costs going down, costs have gone up. Musk has announced he's going back to Tesla.

"*This newspaper can confirm that last week’s advisory and video by the Beaches and Parks Authority, warning that “unauthorised and excessive” billboard signage will be removed to reduce “visual pollution” across New Providence, came around two weeks after Mrs Butler-Turner met with McKell Bonaby, its executive chairman, to detail the concerns she and multiple residents have over Montagu Park’s deterioration.*"

Good, because it's been about 8-10 years that I've been complaining about Montagu and the encroaching shanty town virus that tourism seems to love and promote as progress. I also highlighted what is an absolute crime against nature... climate pm, depp, Minister of Environment? Anybody?nailing signs to one of the last remaining majestic hills on Gladstone Road. 8 years and many more and someone in govt just noticed? I guess better now than 100 years from when businesses start randomly hanging signs from our descendants necks. Carmichael road is a visual disaster.

What about open spaces, peace and quiet dont black people love?

It's fairly easy to say, "*these documents contain false information, the Bahamian govt does not, not remit 80% of each doctors salary to a state run organization and sending only 20% to the doctor*". That's really easy to say. He didnt. He said all kinds of things but never exposed the documents as fake.

"*police officers are not emergency medical drivers*"

I agree with you. I'm not certain why Wayne Munroe has had such an emotional response to what Marvin Dames said. Dames raised a legitimate concern, and if Wayne Munroe didnt hear a similar concern from the Commissioner she has failed her officers. The only response from Wayne Munroe should have been along the lines, yes we considered that, but here's why we thought this was the best option. There's something personal in the violent response.

My other concern was the ability of the police to remain impartial. I dont believe I've ever heard a case of emergency workers denying care, but I have heard read accounts here of police denying emergency workers access to injured persons. We dont need that. The reason why branches of armed forces arent allowed to participate in certain areas of civilian enforcement is mindset, what theyve been trained to do, and I'm not certain "our" police have a mindset to offer blind emergency assistance.

One thing is sure, once the govt puts forward a proposal you can bet Mickey and Donald duck, they are going to do whatever they want, even if they have to launch a series of fake consultations and surveys to appear like they're listening. So police ambulance drivers but no cameras for red lights and penalties for violators by govt house.

I wonder if the commissioner is aware she's being set up for replacement. At least that how it seems because nothing's changed and Rolle was removed so things could change, or so they say.