Overall monies for the aviation industry gets about 4.5 billion a year in government subsidies. They get 1 billion for military research funds.
They lost 1.35 billion in the 9/11 shutdown...Congress granted the industry 15 billion bailout..5 billion in cash and the rest in loan guarantees. 80% went to the top nine airlines which in return layed off 70,000 workers. The industry got 3 billion bailout because of the Iraq war. Delta lost 1.3 billion in revenue...its CEO took a 104% raise....6.86 million to 13.6 million. Continental cut 1200 jobs and the CEO gave himself a 172% raise. The Gov says Northwest will not use any taxpayers money....give me a break. Who are the people paying the $4.50. Who are the people paying taxes to the government where some of the loans are going to come from. 20% of air traffic is the use of private/business jets..40% are corporate.....they cover only 3% of the costs of their fuel taxes. The difference is made up by ticket tax on airline passengers. So when you are sitting in coach with a bag of peanuts...you and others paid 97% of the fuel tax for a corporate jet. The rosey picture of new jobs is a marketing ploy...very good Northwest...just like the jobs that were to be generated up North during a state bail out. I am sure there will be new jobs, but at what wage? No money for insulation was the cry, the industry was broke. Give us a third of one of the salaries of the CEO and it will finish the job. Dorie Rae Gallagher/Nokomis Take the rich off welfare.... REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
