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Tiana Lowe Doescher: Spirit Airlines shutdown highlights aggressive mergers and acquisition enforcement

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher weighed in on the shutdown of Spirit Airlines, suggesting the collapse highlights broader problems with government intervention in the airline industry. “I’m trying to think of a better example of the overzealousness of

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Tiana Lowe Doescher: Spirit Airlines shutdown highlights aggressive mergers and acquisition enforcementWashington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher weighed in on the shutdown of Spirit Airlines, suggesting the collapse highlights broader problems with government intervention in the airline industry. “I’m trying to think of a better example of the overzealousness of
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