Fight against user fees, taxes increases is going well

[Sprint100]

Fight against user fees, taxes increases is going well

But 'we can't let our guard down'


The fight against user fees and unreasonable tax increases on general aviation is going well so far, AOPA President Phil Boyer told some 400 pilots at an AOPA Pilot Town Meeting at Sun 'n Fun April 19.
"We're in a 10-round fight," said Boyer, "and we've just finished the fourth round. We don't have much blood on us yet. But like any fight, there could be a knockout punch. The airlines have a vast war chest of money, so we can't let our guard down."
And yet another influential member of Congress has come out against the FAA funding bill, a proposal dreamed up by the Bush administration and the airlines.
"You all have a big issue of user fees, trying to shift the burden of our airways over to you, general aviation pilots. That should not be," Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) told the gathering in Lakeland, Florida, via a video message. "I think we will be able to send that particular proposal into File 13." Nothing is final until the final vote...

[Murdoughnut]

Originally Posted by Sprint100

Fight against user fees, taxes increases is going well

But 'we can't let our guard down'


The fight against user fees and unreasonable tax increases on general aviation is going well so far, AOPA President Phil Boyer told some 400 pilots at an AOPA Pilot Town Meeting at Sun 'n Fun April 19.
"We're in a 10-round fight," said Boyer, "and we've just finished the fourth round. We don't have much blood on us yet. But like any fight, there could be a knockout punch. The airlines have a vast war chest of money, so we can't let our guard down."
And yet another influential member of Congress has come out against the FAA funding bill, a proposal dreamed up by the Bush administration and the airlines.
"You all have a big issue of user fees, trying to shift the burden of our airways over to you, general aviation pilots. That should not be," Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) told the gathering in Lakeland, Florida, via a video message. "I think we will be able to send that particular proposal into File 13." Nothing is final until the final vote...

I wouldn't worry much about it - the people who stuff the pockets of politicians are the same people who take a Citation a thousand miles for a round of golf and a hot piece of 21 year old ... you know.

[N422NM]

Originally Posted by Murdoughnut

I wouldn't worry much about it - the people who stuff the pockets of politicians are the same people who take a Citation a thousand miles for a round of golf and a hot piece of 21 year old ... you know.

Ted Kennedy ?

[surreal1221]

Put up - or shut up.

[Sprint100]

Originally Posted by Murdoughnut

I wouldn't worry much about it - the people who stuff the pockets of politicians are the same people who take a Citation a thousand miles for a round of golf and a hot piece of 21 year old ... you know.

Good point and I hope you are right