NY Times Story on Pilot Population Decline

Maxwell writes:

I think that is a contributing factor, but I also think the whole world
turning to recreation through electronic gadgets is a big part of the pie as
well. I know several pilots that were very active 20 years ago, that now
spend those same dollars on home entertainment, and progressively larger
belts as well.

More bang for the buck, essentially.

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Maxwell writes:

That's because more and more young poeple are much like yourself.

The young people have nothing to do with it, as they haven't fully entered
the
economy. And young people are raised by their parents.


Well I doubted that you would grasp the concept. But you will see it more
clearly when you grow up.

"601XL Builder" wrDOTgiacona@suddenlinkDOTnet wrote in message
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Roger (K8RI)" wrote in message
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Here in MIchigan we have had term limits for some time. They are not
working out nearly as well as had been hoped, so we are looking at
lengthening them by at least one if not two more terms.

First term they ar ejust leaaarning the ropes. By the end of the
second term they are just becoming efficient and able to accomplish
something and they are out.


Sounds like one term should be the limit.

At which point only the senior government employees have any power at all
because they become the only people that have a clue as to how anything
works.

Worked well for over 100 years.

I do think there is on exception to this. President. One 6 year term.

Why?

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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More bang for the buck, essentially.


Hardly, considering the amount they spend. You could have a very active log
book with the kind of money most people choose to spend on electronics. It's
just a simple matter of choices and ambition.

Larry Dighera writes:

So you think that failing to care for the nation's poor is appropriate
for a government, and it makes the nation stronger.

Governments should help the poor become rich, rather than simply hand them
money in custodial care.

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Maxwell writes:

Hardly, considering the amount they spend. You could have a very active log
book with the kind of money most people choose to spend on electronics.

How much money do "most" people spend on electronics?

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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:48:27 -0400, Bob Noel
wrote:

In article ,
Peter Clark wrote:

A 2006 C172 with G1000 goes for about $140. Older VFR 172's can be
rented for under $100 and 152's for conciderably less.

$125 for the 172S G1000 at BED. $90 for the 152.

Aren't rates at KBED inflated because of Massport-induced
expenses? Massport skims 2-3% of the gross. terminal rents at
Massport are excessive. Plus the unjustified expenses associated
with airport access.

Um, the wet rental prices I quoted are less than the ones I was
replying to.....

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:59:27 GMT, in rec.aviation.piloting, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:02:44 GMT, Jose
Doling out money based on the recipient having made poor choices (not
saving for retirement, for example).

Is that being done? It seems to me, that recipients of SSI receive a
check commensurate with what they have paid in over their productive
life span. SSI isn't based on poor choices; it's based on how much
money was paid into it by the recipient.

Even if that were true (it isn't), whatever I personally get out of SSI is
very likely to be much less than I could have gotten out of free market
investments for the same contributory dollars.

SSI is a sucker's game. I can't opt out, though, because the fools who came
before me ****ed away their money on SSI contributions instead of funding
their own retirements. I have no choice but to fund the current
generation's SSI checks. On down the road I'll end up claiming SSI too, and
I'll be the next generation's fool for sending my money to Uncle Sam instead
of funding my own retirement when I had the chance.

I want out. I want to play some other game. This one is rigged!

-Scott

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com...
Teacher's unions are a large lobby and can get special treatment
from politicians.

Boy, ain't *that* the truth?

Every teacher in the State of Iowa was unilaterally granted a FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLAR PER YEAR raise this past week, with the stroke of our
new governor's pen. No improvements required, no added work -- just
pure, hard cash doled out to each and every teacher, regardless of
performance.

I, of course, expect my children's education to improve
commensurately...
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



troll...

On 4/26/2007 8:13 PM Mxsmanic jumped down, turned around, and wrote:

How much house can you get for $60,000 (1.5 times the average salary in the
U.S.)?

It's not hard to find a house for $60k or even less. It's simply a
matter of where one looks.

What does this have to do with aviation?
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dgs