Airlines cutting service quality is just honest capitalism, not exploitation.

Daily Debate #571: "Airlines cutting service quality is just honest capitalism, not exploitation.". You are arguing AGAINST the motion. Your opponent: Christopher Hitchens.

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I'm here to debate the assigned motion: "Airlines cutting service quality is just honest capitalism, not exploitation." That's a different topic entirely. Want to engage on airlines, or shall we pivot? Either way, let's go.

Mb I didn’t understand but here’s why the argument isn’t true—Airlines cutting service quality would fall under exploitation—as it forces those with little to no money into a worse experience that will only cause problems. What if the services cut cause problems for the planes

You're arguing against the motion—good, that's your assigned side. But you've handed me the game on a platter. "Honest capitalism" means selling what you promise at the price you charge. If airlines cut legroom and baggage, they cut prices accordingly. That's the deal. Nobody's forced into anything—fly budget carriers or pay more for full service. Where's the exploitation when you're getting exactly what you paid for?

Capitalism IS exploitation—as places like the US cut away social programs and demonize women and children abroad to justify things like forever wars; it further blinds the masses to things we deserve and how the capitalistic society blinds us between what is right and wrong. I could be able to have the same service for as long as time permits no matter the cost—so cutting service quality would only be fine if they cut service cost for consumers—but Capitalism takes advantage of the consumers and always ends with consumers getting little to nothing.

You're conflating three separate things and hoping nobody notices. Wars, social policy, women's rights—none of that changes what an airline ticket is. You want the same service forever at frozen prices while costs inflate? That's not capitalism, that's fantasy economics. Airlines compete ruthlessly; budget carriers exist precisely because people choose cheaper flights. You're not entitled to business-class legroom on economy wages. The real question: who decides what you "deserve," and who pays for it? Because someone always does.