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April 22nd 05, 04:43 AM
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Jay, this is total BS. The amount raised from the tax on avgas is $60
million annually. It doesn't even begin to pay for flight service stations nevermind airports or anything else. Even AOPA achknowleged this in a recent magazine. If we were to support airports with a gas tax gas would be $7.80...or more... Allow me to re-phrase that more precisely. In Iowa, if the Iowa legislature didn't keep spending all of the tax money brought in by aviation on things other than aviation, we wouldn't be scraping for money to repave our ramp. We would have ample money in the coffers to properly maintain our airport(s). Hell, during a recent "budget crisis" year (aren't they all?), they eliminated ALL spending on aviation in the state. But they sure didn't cut any taxes. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" 
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