GA's "fair share"

Kyle Boatright wrote:

"Newps" wrote
You're making it a thousand times harder than it needs to be. User fees
will not be on a per use basis, you will pay a yearly fee most probably
based on the weight of your plane. Canada has user fees. Your typical
single engine spamcan pays less than $50 per year for his user fees.
That's Canadian money of course. So even if the average US owner got a
bill each year for $50 it is trivial to the cost of flying.

My objection to this idea goes back to the give an inch, take a mile
argument. Open the door and there's always the chance someone will run a
stampede through it...

This and the "camel's nose under the tent" argument heard elsewhere in
this thread sidestep the question of why taxpayers should subsidize our
(GA pilots) fun. No doubt the gov't can think of a way to implement
user fees in a screwed up way. But I think in principle user fees are a
good idea because then our fun can be on our own dime. Thanks to other
responders who have made excellent points such as how much GA's share
should be compared to airlines, and whether GA use of ATC in class B
should be charged at all.

Jim Rosinski