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...going to lose $10 billion this year, but the government is taking $15.2 billion in special aviation taxes and fees. If the industry were to pay only one-third of its taxes for 2005, it might break even! Few passengers realize that more than 20% of the average $200 ticket is taxes and fees. The government is hooked on those revenues like a junkie and can't seem to get off. Even today, one Florida Congressman is advocating more security fees for airline passengers. With that kind of wrongheaded legislation, it's no wonder Congress bears a huge responsibility...
...Gulfstream jet pay a fair share to use the same services? And why should everyday passengers pay for an airport that no commercial airline can ever serve? It's unfair that airline security costs (to protect our citizens from attack from the air) are paid for predominantly by passenger ticket taxes. Since everyone benefits, why not use some of the revenue collected from everyone on April 15? Lastly, we must remove political influence on day-to-day operations. Get the government out of the business of regulating minutiae like "peanut-free" zones on some flights, as was attempted some time...
...prematurely white-haired leader of the House conservative caucus, set the stage for a tense week for the two ends of Pennsylvania Avenue when he declared Sunday on ABC?s ?This Week? that to offset the cost of Katrina relief, ?We've got to talk about big ticket items.? He said the nation ?simply cannot break the bank of the federal budget that is currently running about an $8 trillion national debt, about $26,000 per family.? While House Republican leaders do not necessarily disagree with Pence, they have been publicly supportive of the White House. Pence?s official biography...
Besides providing a list of potential artists, the bill also included a budget for the concert that detailed estimated revenues—$114,500, including ticket sales—and offered a $30,000 allocation from the UC budget to offset some of the estimated cost...
...Martin has been on a harrowing journey, after fleeing her home in the storm’s path, she briefly stopped at the congested convention center, then dropped by a shelter, and later, lived at an army barracks with her family. A religious charity offered her a one-way ticket out, free of charge—she chose Los Angeles, the furthest she’s ever traveled...