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On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Mathias Kalkum <listen at doc-kalkum.de>wrote:

> Stephen,
> > This is what needs to happen in the US but I can not foresee it occuring
> due
> > to the free market approach we take to almost every aspect of our
> economy.
> > If the state governments here were to take control completely, I fear we
> > would see something akin to the Roman orgy of helicopter use that
> > characterizes Maryland EMS.
> >
>
> I don't think so. You could easily contract out the license to run a
> station for a limited time (say 5 years). Whoever provides the best
> *and* most competitive services gets the job. Isn't that free market?


I was pointing more towards the issue that the government does not have
specific powers to limit the creation of a business so long as it does not
violate existing laws (monopoly, safety, etc).  They lack the authority to
say "This area already has enough helicopters" or at very least, they are
loathe to enforce such regulations.

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Stephen L. Richey, CRT
Aviation Injury Research Project Leader
Saginaw Valley State University
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