My opinion is that FAA funds should go to the National Airspace infrastructure, funding such things as air traffic control centers, towers, navigation aids, etc. An airport should receive funding for its growth (runways, terminals, etc.) from sources such as the local/state authorties and user fees. Major airports already collect PFC's (a tax). For those of you who may not be native to the country or who have forgotten their history, the original purpose of the federal government was not to be the source of funding for the states. It was to provide for the common defense, foreign relationsk, and interstate commerce ONLY. It can be aruged that airports are part of the interstate commerce function. However, I still think they should be funded by the entity owning them. David R -------------- Original message -------------- > Yeah, > But they do a lot to help poor airports :) Where do you think FAA grants > come from? > > BAHA > Fan of FAA grants keeping airports open > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David > MR > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:08 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Low Fares? > > Fair and reasonable taxes are what I am for. > > Keeping on topic, airline taxes don't do a damn thing to help poor people. > David R > http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html > > =>-----Original Message----- > =>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > =>Alireza Alivandivafa > =>Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 06:01 > =>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > =>Subject: Re: Low Fares? > => > => > =>Well, that might be because nothing else is relevant to you > =>David. If you > =>had your druthers, you would never pay a single cent to taxes and > =>poor people > =>would be left to rot. > => > =>In a message dated 6/30/2005 7:59:00 AM Central Daylight Time, > =>damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > =>Again, taxes in other countries are NOT relevant to me or any one else who > =>is flying a domestic flight in the USA. > =>-- > =>No virus found in this incoming message. > =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > =>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.7/34 - Release Date: 6/29/2005 > => > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.7/34 - Release Date: 6/29/2005