Trouble ahead over small plane fees

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outaviation.com,
"Skylune" wrote:

by Jose Apr 11, 2006 at 07:39 PM


If I provide a subsidy for something,
more of it will be created than the economics justify.

And sometimes that is a Good Thing. Economics is not the be-all and
end-all of life, something libertarians do not see.

Recreational flying does not serve the public at large




How does rec flying serve the greater public interest. Sure there is some
benefit to having a CAP, and some airline captains come from the ranks of
GA. But rec flying? Where is the benefit?

How do parks, wildlife areas, wilderness aeas, marinas, golf courses,
tennis courts, etc. serve the public benefit?


Economics is not the be-all, but allocation of scarce resources is
critical to all. Having special interest groups (whether it be GA,
agribusiness, boating, etc.) pulling the political strings is a shame,
though.

They have to pull the strings just to survive in a hostile political
environment dominated by real estate developers.