{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Juneau Empire","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com","author_name":"Wire Service","author_url":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/author\/wire-service\/","title":"Letter: Economic arguments against Ship-Free Saturday don&#8217;t reflect reality for many people - Juneau Empire","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MPGUrktOFm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/2024\/09\/15\/letter-economic-arguments-against-ship-free-saturday-dont-reflect-reality-for-many-people\/\">Letter: Economic arguments against Ship-Free Saturday don&#8217;t reflect reality for many people<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/2024\/09\/15\/letter-economic-arguments-against-ship-free-saturday-dont-reflect-reality-for-many-people\/embed\/#?secret=MPGUrktOFm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Letter: Economic arguments against Ship-Free Saturday don&#8217;t reflect reality for many people&#8221; &#8212; Juneau Empire\" data-secret=\"MPGUrktOFm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/37378686_web1_WilsonLTE-JUE-240918-1_1.jpeg","thumbnail_width":2000,"thumbnail_height":1333,"description":"I&rsquo;m curious about the logic behind the economic arguments against Megaship-Free Saturdays (call it what it is) and other cruise ship limits. They seem to imply that 15 years ago we were all living in abject poverty, and now that cruise ship traffic has massively increased we spend our days eating caviar for breakfast and drinking expensive French vintages for lunch. I suspect that the bank accounts of many of us would suggest otherwise."}