By Douglas V. Gibbs
The hard left doesn’t seem to learn, and every time they apply their socialistic anti-American strategies it always ends up as a loss of money, loss of freedom, loss of economic prosperity, and a destruction of the American Way. The latest case of chasing Karl Marx involves Delta Airlines and their idea that claims to be good for ticket prices – but what it really turns out to be is a play to be social engineers with your wallet. The plan is to use artificial intelligence to do it. According to the New York Post, Delta plans to let A.I. set ticket prices on 1% of its flights based on what a customer is “willing to pay,” with the goal of expanding that model to 20% of domestic flights by year’s end.
Now, on the surface, this sounds like innovation. Progress. Efficiency. But dig deeper and you’ll find the same old leftist playbook — redistribution of wealth dressed up in a digital tuxedo.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about helping travelers. It’s about punishing success. Delta’s A.I. will analyze your income, spending habits, and digital footprint to decide whether you should pay more — not based on the value of the seat, but based on your ability to afford it. That’s not capitalism. That’s communism with a search algorithm.
This is the same flawed logic that says if you’ve worked hard, saved, and climbed the ladder, you should subsidize those who haven’t. It’s the economic equivalent of enabling a narcissist — rewarding irresponsibility while penalizing discipline. And it kills the very thing that drives people to improve their lives: incentive.
You want proof this model fails? Look no further than Carnival Cruises. They slashed prices to make cruising “accessible,” and what happened? Ships turned into floating frat houses. Loud music, trashed cabins, zero respect for fellow travelers, and they became nicknamed “Ghetto Cruises.” Why? Because when you give something away, it loses its value — and so does the experience.
Delta’s A.I. pricing scheme is a digital redistribution engine. It’s not about fairness. It’s about control. It’s about using data to enforce a socialist model where the productive pay more so the unproductive can pay less. And let me tell you — that model fails every time. History proves it. Economics proves it. Common sense proves it.
What we need is a return to individualism. Personal responsibility. The idea that you earn your way, and in doing so, you build a better life. That’s what built America. That’s what built prosperity. And that’s what Delta — and every other company flirting with this ideology — needs to remember before they trade freedom for fairness and end up with neither.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
