Sat, Jul 16, 2011
Debt Limit Debate Could Mean More Money Out Of Pilot's
Pockets
In an open letter to the membership of NBAA, president and CEO
Ed Bolen on Friday urged the organization's members to contact
their members of Congress to let them know they oppose any increase
in aviation user fees.
"As Congress and the White House negotiate over the nation's
deficit and debt ceiling, the business aviation community has cause
for alarm. I’m sending this message to explain the situation,
and what steps our industry must take to confront it," Bolen
wrote.
"As the debate continues, some policymakers insist that any
debt-ceiling deal must include new revenues, while others remain
opposed to tax increases. What appears to be evident from this
standstill is a growing emphasis around fees. We are very concerned
that as a result of this situation, aviation user fees could
re-emerge, despite the fact that our community has made a
compelling case against them to Congress, and after thorough
examination, both chambers of Congress have elected not to propose
new aviation user fees, instead opting to build on the proven,
efficient general aviation fuel tax for aviation system funding and
modernization.
"In order to reinforce our point that fuel taxes are a better
mechanism than user fees, we need you to alert your representatives
in Congress today. NBAA has developed a new message for the
association's online Contact Congress resource. This is the
advocacy tool people and companies in our industry have effectively
used to oppose user fees in the past; by using this resource now,
you can help us remind Congress of our continued opposition to user
fees.
"Please take action on this issue today by sending using Contact
Congress to alert your officials to this serious concern. Thank you
for your advocacy on the industry's behalf, and for your continued
support for NBAA."
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