[Vision2020] A few statistics

[Donovan Arnold]

Bob,

First, Airlines were in a slump long before 9/11.
Second, many businesses have suffered from since then, should we  subsubize 
all them too.
Third, why not subsudize buses and low income people instead of ticket 
prices for the wealthy that fly all the time
FOurth, If the airlines have not seen any of the money that Congress 
Appropiated them why don't they sue since that would be a violation of 
Federal Law.
Fifth, why not support education and pay are soilders more money first
Finally,how long do we continue to subsidize the the airlines before we 
stop?

Donovan Arnold






>From: Bob Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>
>To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] A few statistics
>Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 21:24:18 -0800
>
>At 01:39 PM 4/1/2003 -0800, Bill Strand wrote:
>
>>Im a bit uncertain as to why we are suddenly picking on the airlines. You 
>>cant swing a dead cat without hitting a subsidized entity. My tax dollars 
>>help pay the salaries of a lot of people on this list. How about farm 
>>subsidies? Who pays for the roads you drive on?
>
>First, few airlines have seen a dime of the alluded subsidies.  Second, 
>because of the extraordinary drop in passenger traffic after 9/11, 
>exacerbated by an economic slump which is now exacerbated by a war with an 
>uncertain end, the airline industry finds itself in a rather unique, but 
>temporary, pinch.  Airline loan guarantees are supposed to be a temporary 
>measure, and I suspect they will be.  I'm not opposed to the government 
>helping out in such manners, in such situations.
>
>
>Bob Hoffmann
>820 S. Logan St.
>Moscow, ID  83843
>
>Tel: 208 883-0642
>
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