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Old January 11th 10, 05:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Brian Whatcott
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Default Global Warming/Climate Change (was contrails)

delboy wrote:

If AGW is shown to be a scientific myth, I trust that the UK
Government will withdraw Airport Passenger Duty (tax) and other
'green' taxes.

Derek Copeland


Some people in the US are no saying, if WE had instituted escalating
fuel taxes 20 yrs ago, we would not now be dealing with gas-guzzlers,
but instead choosing from more miserly fuel consumers like Them Thar
folks in Europe....

Air Ticket taxes are disincentivizing air travel - but not so much as
the "look Ma! she's nekkid" equipment now being installed....

Brian W