Huggy, while your post is interesting, it has multiple errors.
Let's start with Amtrak. Its formal name is the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and it is 100% government owned.
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ATC user fees. Yes, ATC is funded by user fees. Aviation fuel taxes, landing fees, and multiple fees on airline tickets fund the FAA and ATC. This is not a free service.
Your USA Today link doesn't work and I have no idea what you're referring to with $46B.
Your NBAA link doesn't work and I have no idea who Ed Bolen is.
You have jumped to a conclusion (privatized ATC will likely cost more and be less safe) that you have not and cannot back up with any facts. Instead, how about breaking down how a privatized ATC will cost more money?
Originally Posted by
HuggyU2
Bottom line: privatization puts profit ahead of safety and affordability.
Hmm. If that's the case, then we should do away with private companies and have the government do everything.