Jose wrote:

Yes, a flat income, sales or VAT tax could certainly eliminate much of
the government bureaucracy.


... and that's exactly what we already have in place to pay for aviation
services. A flat tax on gas. Everyone who buys gas pays for the
service, and mostly everyone who buys the gas uses the service. How
much better can it get?

Not much for aviation, but I was talking about taxes in general. If
only it was all as simple...

Matt