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Larry Dighera wrote:

I hope this isn't a 'divide and conquer scenario. First implement
user fees for airlines only, then once the fee structure is in place,
add GA to those paying user fees.


And then, shift more of the burden onto GA in order to kill it, which I
suspect the airlines would just love.

I am a huge free market capitalist supporter, but the free market only
works when the market is free. Since the FAA will have a monopoly,
there will be little advantage for accountability and efficiency, and
potentially huge costs to those with the political short stick--which is
GA.

The trend toward user fees also needs to be accompanied by a reduction
in costs (won't happen if there's no competition) and a reduction or
elimination of the taxes currently levied to fund the FAA. The ability
of the FAA to operate with multiple revenue sources (taxes and user
fees) is nothing but a gravy train that demotes cost accountability even
further.



JKG