Originally Posted by
stratoduck
>>The government gets more than the airline, and THE GOVERNMENT IS THE ONE CAUSING MOST OF THE PROBLEMS!!
But who do you expect to pay for the external costs of running an airline; ATC, airport authorities, regulators, security, and such?
I would be interested to see how much of these fees cover these costs. 15 years ago, the majority of the money to do this was still from the general fund.
The problem is that the taxes that are ostensibly meant for the National Air System are not spent for that. They go to the general revenue and get spent on pork. Same thing for the gas tax and diesel fuel tax. If that money was spent on what it was collected for we would have a 21st century ATC system and not something Orville would recognize.