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User Fees debate
If someone really wanted to hit the issues on this, they would do a
detailed comparison among three similar countries with similar challenges and traditions, i.e., the U.S., Canada and Australia. Europe has multiple side issues, which make the comparison less useful. On the main point, I don't have an ax to grind, except cheaper is better, but I do know that Canada has a user fee system and I'm not sure about Australia. I think you'll find that Canada has a robust GA world, but like on other issues, they put up with higher taxes and allow greater restrictions without much complaint. I think from a GA standpoint, AOPA will turn out to be right. (As an aside, in fact, the ability of a GA lobby group to affect the outcome, turn to its allies in Congress, both the House and Senate, and otherwise attempt to set aside, amend, adjust and redirect legislation and regulations of this type is something that is consistent with a Republic and difficult to achieve in a Parliamentary system, which is probably how the measure got through largely unnoticed in Canada without the lobbying battle which we expect to unfold here in the U.S.Of course, the irony is that the democratically elected will take out the aviation infrastructure by shoveling it sideways to the private sector just when the cognoscenti are starting to look at GA as an alternative to gridlocked airports and related problems partly caused by deregulating a previously properly regulated industry). |
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