GA paying fair (fare?) share

"Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message
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Since the airlines don't really pay for ATC services (neither does GA),
this
little statistic should be treated as the worthless tidbit that it is.
The fuel tax assists in paying for ATC.


I haven't seen figures for several years now, but unless there've been some
significant changes, user fees cover about 85% of the cost of ATC. It'd be
more accurate to say the general fund assists in paying for ATC.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
news

"Allen" wrote in message
m...

Obtuse is the exact word I was thinking of when reading Steven's posts.


In what way do you think I've been obtuse.



I don't believe he was always this way, it just started with the Rutan
space
thread.


If you check the statements I made in that thread you will find them all
to
be correct.


Nothing personal, it just seems you are perfecting the art of answering a
question with a question.

"Allen" wrote in message
m...

Nothing personal, it just seems you are perfecting the art of answering a
question with a question.


Actually, I believe that was Socrates.

We can argue for 6 months about what's fair but it's a waste of time.
The decision is made at the political level and will not have any
rationale other than competition between politicians with wealthy
constituents.

Amen

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Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.



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