"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
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Since user fees will more than likely become a fact of life someday,
how about beginning to lobby for the conditions of said fees.

Maybe we ought to turn all the interstate highways into toll roads too.

I don't see why user fees are a foregone conclusion. There's a strong
argument that the aviation infrastructure is simply part of the national
transportation system, just as public roads are, and should be primarily
funded from the public tax base.

Conversely, if we're going to accept user fees for all airports and aviation
services, why don't we just eliminate all public funding, and impose fee
structures on everything. Education, highways, parks, defense, law
enforcement, emergency response, and everything else your taxes currently
pay for.

Pete