LXJ31
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"Insisting that the government scrutinize its spending decisions and search for efficiencies with the same intensity as the airlines is common sense. Ensuring that airlines and their customers are not forced to overpay for services used by business jets and others, or to disproportionately fund federal responsibilities such as national defense and security, are matters of simple fairness — not quests for special treatment. Demanding measurable capacity improvements in return for a multibillion-dollar tax bill is good government in action. Not advocating dramatic improvements would be irresponsible.
The past four years have made clear that in the airline business every dollar matters. No aspect of the "transportation equation," including the role of the government and taxes, should be beyond scrutiny. Treasury Secretary John Snow opened the president's recent Economic Summit stating that "fundamental tax reform is a top priority" and noting that when we "lighten the burden of taxes and regulations, our economy begins to soar." The airlines agree. Insisting on tax fairness, government efficiency and getting expanded airport and airway capacity for the taxes we pay is not a bailout. It is vital to resuscitating an invaluable sector of our nation's economy and permitting the airlines to regain some badly needed altitude." -Air Transport Association President James May in Wednesday's multi-colored fishwrap.
They've already shut us out of DCA, want to limit arrivals at ORD and lets not even talk about Meigs. Santa Monica, open since the 1920's, is going to have a few houses on it before too long. You can write it down: they are going to try and limit or eliminate GA activity at large airports. A side effort will be decrying the "lack" of security at small airports forcing onerous and expensive requirements. This will all be done to "keep the 'Merican people safe and free."
I hope our friends in Congress can head this off.
The past four years have made clear that in the airline business every dollar matters. No aspect of the "transportation equation," including the role of the government and taxes, should be beyond scrutiny. Treasury Secretary John Snow opened the president's recent Economic Summit stating that "fundamental tax reform is a top priority" and noting that when we "lighten the burden of taxes and regulations, our economy begins to soar." The airlines agree. Insisting on tax fairness, government efficiency and getting expanded airport and airway capacity for the taxes we pay is not a bailout. It is vital to resuscitating an invaluable sector of our nation's economy and permitting the airlines to regain some badly needed altitude." -Air Transport Association President James May in Wednesday's multi-colored fishwrap.
They've already shut us out of DCA, want to limit arrivals at ORD and lets not even talk about Meigs. Santa Monica, open since the 1920's, is going to have a few houses on it before too long. You can write it down: they are going to try and limit or eliminate GA activity at large airports. A side effort will be decrying the "lack" of security at small airports forcing onerous and expensive requirements. This will all be done to "keep the 'Merican people safe and free."
I hope our friends in Congress can head this off.
