Originally Posted by pinworm

I think we are forgetting, in our rush to love the lie of American "classless" society, that some people really are better than others.

And by "better" I mean more educated, well spoken, healthy, intelligent, financially responsible, gainfully employed, free of warrants, free of criminal records, free of garnishments, child support or other civil judgments, unwanted children, addictions, less prone to violence, socially aware and globally exposed...or some combination thereof. We may all be equal under the law (yeah, sure), but we are certainly not all equal.

Sorry, the sleeve-tatted, wife beating, walmart bag carrying mook whose favorite form of entertainment is WFC and who has not read a book in his life never made an appearance on airlines until carriers like WN popped up and "democratized" the flying experience.