It's peculiar how stereotypical some of the Americans in the comments are. It seems like there's a prevailing attitude of not wanting to "subsidize" others. Whether that includes people who want to bring luggage, people who would like a meal on the long flight or those that don't travel very often - does not matter, what matters is that it's the other people, who are not you.
I think that that same attitude is responsible for the current state of the higher education and healthcare in the US. As long as the interested parties can present the "us versus them" outlook to the public ("them" is of course poor/lazy/lower class people), they can get away with lots and lots.
I think that that same attitude is responsible for the current state of the higher education and healthcare in the US. As long as the interested parties can present the "us versus them" outlook to the public ("them" is of course poor/lazy/lower class people), they can get away with lots and lots.