CARRYING ON about carry-on fees. Jacoby’s right; let the market sort this one out. If the government wants to get involved, let them do something about these “nickel-and-dime” fees.

[T]he US ticket tax, which adds 7.5 percent to the price of every domestic flight? Or the $16.50 the federal government charges for each international departure and arrival? Or the $17 in customs and inspection fees paid by passengers flying into US airports from abroad? Or the "passenger facilities charges" (up to $18 per round-trip)? Or the "US Security Service Fee" ($2.50 per departure)? Or the "domestic segment fee" ($3.70 per flight segment)?

Let’s see. If I had my trusty hand calculator, I could probably figure out that the sum of these government-imposed fees are at least equal to the $30 that Spirit Airline wants to charge for carry-on bags.