AOPA Truthsquad

As a public service, I have again reviewed Boyer's testimony to
Congress.

At .49 minutes in, he says he has "never seen such a distortion"
regarding the funding crisis, which he thinks is fictious. For the
Destroyer to talk about "distortions" is laughable on its face. Why
does he never mention the FACT the the AV gas tax contributes less
than 5% to the aviation trust fund? Probably, he considers factual
data as distorting his mission to continue to rip off the taxpaying
public.

At 1.20 in, he for the first time says "get user fees off the table"
before engaging in meaningful dialogue. More silliness. Talk must be
on the Destroyer's terms, using his "nondistorted facts." The man
never, ever discusses the funding sources of the AIP -- cant' go
there. But, he will tell you to a dime what the General Fund
contribution (i.e. a piece of the subsidy) should be.

2.06: Criticizes airlines as getting taxpayer bailout. Well, I agree
with him on that, but many forms of public transportation get
subsidies (like subways and AMTRAK). He wants GA to be placed into
the same category. Ha. Note to Phil: GA is not public
transportation. Neither is my car. A subway or train is.

6.40: His disputes those who say that increasing the AV gas tax to
70.1 cents per gallon is "not a major burden" when taking into account
the full costs of operating a private plane. He says it is a major
burden, but then claims that airlines who charge customers a few bucks
in taxes experience no adverse effects from the tax, because only the
passengers pay. (This is among the most laughable statements The
Destroyer continues to make, one that any economics professor would
roll his/her eyes at.) Just more situational logic here.

7.49: now he wants to get the av gas tax increase off the table
too. Previously, he complained that such a large increase should
have been phased in, and he stated he was open to restructuring the
gas tax. Not sure what to make of these varying positions.

All in all, a standard performance from the retired TV executive, who
still lives in a world of fiction who cannot distinguish between a
script and reality.

Oh, and by the way, for the AOPA support staff who posted this on the
web site, an increase from 19.3 to 70.1 cents is NOT a 366% increase.
They should hire a fifth grade math teacher to put up the proper
number.