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Scared of mid-airs
On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:35:38 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote: "Skylune" wrote in message alkaboutaviation.com... Now that would be a more appropriate use of our tax dollars than continually subsidizing these GA airports that are used mainly by recreational, amateur pilots. What GA airports are being subsidized? Most of them! We're doing a runway resurfacing. Actually it's more of a rebuilding of 18/36. Out of about 3/4 million I think the state pays 10%, we (The city) pay 5% and the Feds the rest. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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"Roger" wrote in message news What GA airports are being subsidized? Most of them! What airport? What data did you use to support that conclusion? We're doing a runway resurfacing. Actually it's more of a rebuilding of 18/36. Out of about 3/4 million I think the state pays 10%, we (The city) pay 5% and the Feds the rest. But the 85% the Feds pay is from taxes on aviation. Where's the subsidy? |
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Scared of mid-airs
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:21:25 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in . net: But the 85% the Feds pay is from taxes on aviation. What data did you use to come to that conclusion? |
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message ... On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:21:25 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in . net: But the 85% the Feds pay is from taxes on aviation. What data did you use to come to that conclusion? FAA Order 5100.38C |
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:10:00 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in . net: "Larry Dighera" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:21:25 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in . net: But the 85% the Feds pay is from taxes on aviation. What data did you use to come to that conclusion? FAA Order 5100.38C That 318 page document is available on-line he http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraff.../aip_handbook/ From what I read in that document, it seems you are correct, despite my recollection of reading someplace that the fuel/ticket tax only funded about half of annual ATC costs. |
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On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:13:39 GMT, Ed Rasimus
wrote in : The investigation determines who is responsible. There was an investigation. It was conducted in great detail. Mr. Dighera is unwilling to accept the outcome of the investigation. I am unwilling to accept the outcome of the OJ trial. So the "justice" applied in the OJ trial is the level the military aspires to: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...a/15314278.htm Posted on Sat, Aug. 19, 2006 Some prosecutors, victims seeking justice outside military system MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Dissatisfied with the military's handling of sexual assault cases involving recruiters, some local prosecutors and victims are challenging the misconduct on their own, charging everything from a violation of an Indian treaty to racketeering. Most such cases are handled administratively by the military - for example, 13 of the 19 Air Force recruiters whose misconduct was confirmed since 2004 received letters of reprimand in their personnel files and fines that ranged from $200 to $1,200. In seeking greater penalties, victims and local authorities have taken unusual tacks. ... In another case, prosecutor Barbara Trathen of Hamilton County, Ind., has charged National Guard recruiter Sgt. Eric Vetesy - accused of assaulting seven young women - with racketeering along with 31 charges of rape and sexual battery. His trial is scheduled for later this summer. Vetesy, a married father of three, met most of his alleged victims, ages 16 to 20, while recruiting at Indianapolis-area high schools, according to the indictment. Victims told the grand jury he threw them against a wall of the armory, raped them on a countertop and forced them to fondle him. ... One of the victims, 17, shared portions of her handwritten journal with the AP. "I lost my virginity to (the recruiter) ... in the back room on the sofa. I didn't want to have sex but I didn't want him to be upset with me and make me go all the way back to my old recruiter. He was also the type of guy to bad mouth a person if he didn't get what he wanted," she wrote about their first encounter. Both recruiters were demoted after court-martial proceedings, but acquitted of the most serious charges they faced. Both have since left the military. More he http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=104&sid=886674 Military Recruiters Cited for Misconduct Aug 20th - 1:12am By MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer (AP) - More than 100 young women who expressed interest in joining the military in the past year were preyed upon sexually by their recruiters. Women were raped on recruiting office couches, assaulted in government cars and groped en route to entrance exams. A six-month Associated Press investigation found that more than 80 military recruiters were disciplined last year for sexual misconduct with potential enlistees. The cases occurred across all branches of the military and in all regions of the country. "This should never be allowed to happen," said one 18-year-old victim. "The recruiter had all the power. He had the uniform. He had my future. I trusted him." At least 35 Army recruiters, 18 Marine Corps recruiters, 18 Navy recruiters and 12 Air Force recruiters were disciplined for sexual misconduct or other inappropriate behavior with potential enlistees in 2005, according to records obtained by the AP under dozens of Freedom of Information Act requests. That's significantly more than the handful of cases disclosed in the past decade. The AP also found: _The Army, which accounts for almost half of the military, has had 722 recruiters accused of rape and sexual misconduct since 1996. _Across all services, one out of 200 frontline recruiters _ the ones who deal directly with young people _ was disciplined for sexual misconduct last year. _Some cases of improper behavior involved romantic relationships, and sometimes those relationships were initiated by the women. _Most recruiters found guilty of sexual misconduct are disciplined administratively, facing a reduction in rank or forfeiture of pay; military and civilian prosecutions are rare. _The increase in sexual misconduct incidents is consistent with overall recruiter wrongdoing, which has increased from just over 400 cases in 2004 to 630 cases in 2005, according to a General Accounting Office report released this week. ... Not all of the victims are young women. Former Navy recruiter Joseph Sampy, 27, of Jeanerette, La., is serving a 12-year sentence for molesting three male recruits. "He did something wrong, something terrible to people who were the most vulnerable," State District Judge Lori Landry said before handing down the sentence in July, 2005. "He took advantage of his authority." One of Sampy's victims is suing him and the Navy for $1.25 million. The trial is scheduled for next spring. ___ http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...a/15314281.htm |
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