Monday, October 17, 2011
Government at Work - "How We Pay $3,700 Per Passenger to Subsidize Airline Tickets"
Politicians! Are they now the root of all evil?
Maybe not; however, they ARE clearly at the root of wasteful spending...
Maybe not; however, they ARE clearly at the root of wasteful spending...
Richard Pollock recently reported on this at PajamasMedia.com:
"Overall, airline companies get subsidies to fly into 153 cities, many of which are only about an hour away from a major airport. Federal money is paid to the airlines and in return they agree to fly into small-town airports.
According to the House Committee on Transportation, in fiscal year 2010, 34 EAS communities averaged fewer than 10 passengers per day per airport. Of these 34 communities, 22 had so few passengers that, on average, there were more pilots onboard the flights than passengers."
