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.

It is not honest,it is explotation

You're right to reject "honest," but you haven't defined what makes it exploitation instead of just bad business. Is a airline cutting legroom exploitation because passengers signed the contract anyway, or because they had no real choice? That distinction matters.

That distinction you're drawing doesn't exist. When an airline reduces legroom while keeping prices the same, passengers didn't consent to that change. They booked based on what existed. No real choice means it's exploitation, not a negotiated trade. You can't claim a contract is binding while simultaneously arguing the terms that matter don't. That's just capitalism hiding behind paperwork.it also against Health

You're conflating two separate problems and muddying the argument. Yes, changing terms mid-contract is breach, not capitalism—that's a legal issue, not a moral one. But passengers who book *after* legroom cuts happen? They choose it anyway. They consent. That's the honest capitalism you're fighting. Your health claim needs evidence: show me the documented harm from reduced legroom on flights under 6 hours. Airlines bet you won't switch carriers over it. Prove them wrong instead of claiming victimhood without data.

Service quality must be good,it is unethical to reduced it,the airline can also lost money

"Service quality must be good" is a moral assertion, not an argument. Airlines cut quality *because* they make more money, not less—that's why they do it. So which matters to you: ethics or economics?