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Originally Posted by johnso29
(Post 1366121)
So fractional companies shouldn't pay for the services they use?
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Originally Posted by flyallnite
(Post 1366080)
I've flown a lot of GA, but I'd like nothing more than to see Donald Trump and Steve Forbes have to pay their share of the ATC bill when they go flying. Same for the air taxis. Exempt the bug smashers.
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Originally Posted by Free Mason
(Post 1366075)
Very Unlikely. This is a little message to ALK. We can do this one of two ways. The nice way, or we can destroy your market cap and call in to question the nice little thing you have going. Which way do you want to do this?
DAL has plenty of gate space for international Growth in SEA, what they do not have is enough gate space to add the feed required to replace ALK. On top of this, DAL would have a very hard time competing with the loyalty that ALK enjoys with its customers in the Pacific NW. DAL knows it, ALK knows it. What ALK has is a market cap that makes them very difficult for one to be successful in a hostile takeover. A buyer would need to offer a premium on the already inflated market price and that would put the cash needed in the ballpark of 4 billion plus or minus a few hundred million. That is cash AMR and DAL do not have. ALK management knows it and it appears that they have pushed back on some of DAL's desires. What we are seeing is DAL sending ALK a very understated but strong message. |
Originally Posted by FIIGMO
(Post 1366122)
Exempt any recip. under 12.5k. Anything bigger is used as a biz tax write-off anyway. Any GA taxes under that will be costly! Just ask a Canadian how much a touch and go costs!!!
Why should Tiger Woods (for example) get to deduct the cost of flying around in a Gulfstream? He should be able to deduct the cost of a full fare coach ticket. If he wants to fly any thing else: Great he can deduct the full coach fare, and pay the difference out of pocket. Why should the US taxpayers subsidize the lifestyles of the uber-rich? |
Originally Posted by The Cavalier
(Post 1366074)
I see a lot on that list that should have closed a long time ago. Shut them down and bring on the GA IFR user fees I say.
as to user fees I think that is just a bad idea and a lot of propaganda by the airlines. They already have to fuel tax in place and it works and increasing it would be very simple. a fuel tax does a lot to promote trading in old airplanes for more efficient ones which is to me a form of stimulus. A user fee does a lot to denigrate safety. As to Netjets and Mr Warren I Want To Pay More Taxes Buffett, this is something I chuckle at: Warren Buffett's Company NetJets Sued For Millions In Unpaid Taxes Seems he doesn't really want to pay more taxes after all. |
Originally Posted by Wasatch Phantom
(Post 1366140)
Why should the US taxpayers subsidize the lifestyles of the uber-rich?
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1366142)
Seems he doesn't really want to pay more taxes after all.
If a Republican Administration were in power he'd back their plan for the same reasons. |
Originally Posted by Wasatch Phantom
(Post 1366140)
I've been bothered by the tax deductibility of private jets for a long time. In fact it really p*sses me off.
Why should Tiger Woods (for example) get to deduct the cost of flying around in a Gulfstream? He should be able to deduct the cost of a full fare coach ticket. If he wants to fly any thing else: Great he can deduct the full coach fare, and pay the difference out of pocket. Why should the US taxpayers subsidize the lifestyles of the uber-rich? Why, pray tell, should 'home-renters' subsidize the lifestyles of 'uber-rich home owners' by allowing tax deductions of home mortgage interest payments? I'd be careful about where you want to give the IRS guys a hatchet approach to revenue. You (we) may not like what they carve out. There are a few things that the government actually does pretty well. Our ATC system has it's fraud/abuse issues, but user fees is not the answer. Respectfully, |
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Originally Posted by Wasatch Phantom
(Post 1366140)
I've been bothered by the tax deductibility of private jets for a long time. In fact it really p*sses me off.
Why should Tiger Woods (for example) get to deduct the cost of flying around in a Gulfstream? He should be able to deduct the cost of a full fare coach ticket. If he wants to fly any thing else: Great he can deduct the full coach fare, and pay the difference out of pocket. Why should the US taxpayers subsidize the lifestyles of the uber-rich? |
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