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At 08:19 AM 2/16/2007, Mike Dean wrote:
Which points out the fallacy in the whole user fee idea.
As pilots fly less and less, they use fewer and fewer services, thus
paying fewer and fewer fees. And when they get down to ZEEEE-RO hours
flown, they pay ZEEE-RO fees.
Gosh, anyone think that might cause a funding "crisis"?
That's exactly what has happened in New Zealand: when they started
charging for weather services, pilots stopped using them, which
prompted cuts in staffing, equipment and so on. So now, even those
who are willing to pay for the quality of service they used to have
..... can't get it.
Like all things, "free market economics" (and capitalism in general)
should be enjoyed in moderation. The profit motive is necessary, but
it ain't sufficient.
Karl Sutterfield
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