If a business can’t be profitable, it will go out of business. Young Brothers was not sending profits to Saltchuk “during good times and then seeking a bailout from the state during bad,” per critics (“Lawmakers pave way for Young Brothers’ regular rate hikes,” Star-Advertiser, May 13). Young Brothers was repaying the debt owed to Saltchuk for bankrolling the cost for building three new tugs so they could continue to service our islands. ...read more read less