Fairness

At the GNU Public Dictatorship, we are nothing if not fair, which is why we also try to promote fairness in other organizations.  After months of negotiations we are finally ready to announce that our deal with Samoa Air is finalized.  Now those who occupy more space in an airplane and cause it to use more fuel in taking them to their chosen destination will finally pay their fair share.

Some might argue that this is unfair, but whether or not it is depends on your perspective.  From a societal perspective, this measure encourages those who are overweight to reduce their own weight, and to, in the meantime, refrain from flying.  Both measures are desirable and both will eventually make society better.  Some have argued that, since being overweight is sometimes a medical condition and not simply a behavioral aberration, this is unfairly discriminating against people who can't help it.  We believe that this logic is flawed, as people who are medically required to cart a bunch of extra equipment around with them in their checked luggage may be subjected to additional fees on most mainstream airlines today.  Either way, it is a step in the right direction, but what the GPD really wants is a charge based on intelligence, or at least some useful proxy for intelligence such as IQ.  While it wouldn't be perfect, it would discourage those with lower IQs from travelling by air, and would thus localize the undesirable lower-intelligence individuals into communities with no mobility and free the rest of us to do as we please.  It's a win-win situation, really!