"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"Dude" wrote:

Still, what complete idiotic, power hungry, stupid, short sighted
etc.
etc. etc. thinks user fees are a fix?

I wittily replied:

The complete idiotic, power hungry, stupid, short sighted etc. etc.
etc.
administration we elected.


"Dude" retorted:

Oh, let's not be partisan. Can't we agree both sides have demonstrated
enough foolishness?

To which I say:

Not partisan, just the facts. In our democracy, we get the government we
elect. If we elect morons, why are we surprised that they govern (and
set
FAA policy) moronically?

If something other than a moron ran for public office I would gladly vote
for them.

The ultimate paradox of democracy. Only people unfit to have power put
themselves forward to be elected and we give them the power.

This debate on user fees is interesting and having gone through the same
experience in Europe where the airlines are claiming that they subsidise GA,
I know the way it going to turn out.

What never gets taken into the math is the money spend by ordinary people
through GA training themselves to be pilots which the airlines cherry pick.

Imagine what it would be like if the airlines had to pay all the costs of
pilot training from ab initio.

The airlines get a really good deal from GA and rather than being subsidised
by GA, I think GA subsidises the airlines.

However the blind cannot see!

cb