When you go into business for yourself, there is no garantee that you will be successful. There are many variables to be dealt with, not the least of which is the cost of operation. If the operating costs are high then the price charged for the service you offer will be corespondingly high. The final consumer pays the bill. Why set up a huge and expensive beauracracy to deal with subsidies and doles? Let the truckers charge what the traffic will bear. Higher costs at the final destination will result in fewer units sold, thus fewer units required, a drop in demand for service and lower operating costs albeit with possibly lower profits for all concerned for a time.

I do not see where it is incumbent on the consumer to shoulder the additional burden of insuring high profits for business through government intervention. We pay in the end regardless.With no beauracracy to pay for it's cheaper in the long run.

As for people running out of food, The government has the ability to demand arbitration and can, in emergencies, nationalize the service until things are settled.

It seems to me that the truckers are using blackmail to keep their profit margins high.

But thats just my opinion and I could be wrong. I've been wrong before and the day is just getting started. LOTS of chances for more f**k-ups.

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