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Old 05-22-2012, 01:16 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Followed by a bailout for the airlines when revenue shortfalls occur.

Senate Dems back increase in air travel fee to close funding shortfall at TSA - The Hill's On The Money

(In before nebulous arguments on how TSA makes us "safer")
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Old 05-22-2012, 01:23 PM
 
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Good, thats where the TSA's money should be coming from. If I choose not to fly , I shouldn't have to pay for em.
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Old 05-22-2012, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Good, thats where the TSA's money should be coming from. If I choose not to fly , I shouldn't have to pay for em.
Can't argue with you there. What's sad is that airlines are already struggling. Even CEOs for these airline companies make very little in comparison to other industry CEOs. We could enter a dark era of flight similar to Europe full of regulated monopolies, prior to when the discount airlines started competing.
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Old 05-22-2012, 01:46 PM
 
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Good, thats where the TSA's money should be coming from. If I choose not to fly , I shouldn't have to pay for em.
If I don't use public schools, I shouldn't have to pay for them.
If I don't use NASA, I shouldn't have to pay for it.
If I don't use the postal service, I shouldn't have to pay for it.
If I don't use the police, I shouldn't have to pay for them.

Right?
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Old 05-22-2012, 01:48 PM
 
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If I don't use public schools, I shouldn't have to pay for them.
If I don't use NASA, I shouldn't have to pay for it.
If I don't use the postal service, I shouldn't have to pay for it.
If I don't use the police, I shouldn't have to pay for them.

Right?

Actualy if you dont use the postal service you dont pay for it.
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:21 PM
 
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Actualy if you dont use the postal service you dont pay for it.
The USPS gets $96 million of federal taxpayer funds annually. But that's just one example. The government is not based on the idea that "if I don't use it I shouldn't have to pay for it."
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:29 PM
 
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Good, thats where the TSA's money should be coming from. If I choose not to fly , I shouldn't have to pay for em.
Absolutely, the democrats as usual are making the right decision to not charge the taxpayer to pay for something that should be done by the consumer.
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:33 PM
 
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I actually support this. I would not even consider flying anymore with the government pervs waiting at the gates to feel me up. The people who still insist on flying should be taxed heavily IMO since they are part of the problem. If people protested and quit flying, the TSA would be abolished.
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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Followed by a bailout for the airlines when revenue shortfalls occur.

Fly less, enjoy it more. Really, where must you need to go today?
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Old 05-23-2012, 03:00 PM
 
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Sounds like the Mafia.
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