And just where does the Aviation and Airport Trust Fund get its money? Taxpayers. These “groups” are nothing more than K-street Lobbies, Swamp Dwellers, who aren’t the least bit interested in less spending on aviation but more gravy train. Privatization is also not the answer unless one starts from a clean sheet and government stays out of the way. Why not charge user fees, provided all other forms of taxation on aviation ends. Including the very high fees that double the cost of an airline ticket. As long as most airports are owned by government, I see no chance for lowering costs to GA or airline travellers. No wonder that there is a strong migration of Sport Aviation away from government airports and onto private airfields. And renewed interest in ultralights that are nearly 100% free of government meddling. That is where I predict we will see real innovation in the coming years.
“Liberty is always freedom from the government.” Ludwig von Mises