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FAA Not Charging NFL For Super Bowl ATC Costs
Their tax money is better than our tax money. "The FAA has confirmed ... that the NFL will not have to pay for the extra costs of providing air traffic services in the New York area that result from Sunday's Super Bowl game in New Jersey." They confirm extra shifts, overtime, etc., at MULTIPLE airports (all that means extra COST), but they can handle it. But they can't handle EAA AirVenture without charging enormous fees? I can't even type what I'm thinking.... (www.avweb.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Millionaire owners of NFL teams force municipalities around the country to build mega stadiums costing gigabillions -coming from taxpayers pockets- so that they can continue enjoying billions of dollars in profits year after year after year.
Ditto baseball, the owners have the entire cake and eat it whole while the (suffering) fans have to cough up fift dollars for a warm beer and cold hot dog and yet the stadiums were paid for by (suffering) taxpayers.
Complain loudly when politicians contemplate using your taxpayer monies to subsidize private sports teams' stadiums.
Then don't vote for their reelection, if they aren't careful about their fiduciary responsibility to properly manage taxpayer funds.
Then don't vote for their reelection, if they aren't careful about their fiduciary responsibility to properly manage taxpayer funds.
Although the subsidies to agriculture is not part of this stream let me get this off my chest. Congress deigned to reduce just a few days ago and after a three year hiatus 8dragging a$$es actually) some of these subsidies, to the tune of 9.5 billion of the next ten years. However the total subsidies amount to over a trillion during the same period of time so this was a pittance, just for looking good. A real Tea Party revoluton is the only way to solve these and other monstruosities cooked by rotten politicians in DCA.
It is a shame that communities are picking up the tabs for stadium construction, especially without guarantees to recover the entire investment with profit, prioritized AHEAD of the team's profitability.
If there is not enough profitability to pay BOTH the tax payers and the team owners, then tax payer funds should not be used.
I blame the government officials who give away taxpayers hard-earned money. Don't ever vote for a politician that does that. Don't ever reelect a politician that does that.
The problem is that the politicians are mird worried that they won't be reelected if they lose the sports team to another city.
If there is not enough profitability to pay BOTH the tax payers and the team owners, then tax payer funds should not be used.
I blame the government officials who give away taxpayers hard-earned money. Don't ever vote for a politician that does that. Don't ever reelect a politician that does that.
The problem is that the politicians are mird worried that they won't be reelected if they lose the sports team to another city.
Some people are mixing up distinct issues.
The FAA is responsible for handling ATC duties, whatever the service level needs to be.
As far as commercial flights, there were at most several dozen more flights, which in NYC area airspace is a rounding error.
There may have been greater ATC complexity and need for higher service levels because lots of millionaires were flying into NY/NJ in large numbers. All of those flights add to pay service fees. The FAA should've been more than compensated for the necessary service levels. If not, that is an issue of general aviation not paying its' fair share of FAA fees. That should be addressed on a global basis and does not need to be addressed by the NFL. They are not a party to ATC services, neither in providing the ATC services nor in collecting fees. The FAA provides the service. Airlines and FBOs are the ones collecting the fees.
It is easy to hate on millionaires because they're flying in their private jets. They should oat their fair share of ATC costs. If they don't, it is an issue for the FAA to insure that sufficient fees are being collected every day to fund the share of ATC services that private jets use on a daily basis.
While it's fun to hate on the monied folks, this issue is all about the FAA, and has nothing to do with the NFL (except in the paying of passenger fares and charter costs like every other customer).
The FAA is responsible for handling ATC duties, whatever the service level needs to be.
As far as commercial flights, there were at most several dozen more flights, which in NYC area airspace is a rounding error.
There may have been greater ATC complexity and need for higher service levels because lots of millionaires were flying into NY/NJ in large numbers. All of those flights add to pay service fees. The FAA should've been more than compensated for the necessary service levels. If not, that is an issue of general aviation not paying its' fair share of FAA fees. That should be addressed on a global basis and does not need to be addressed by the NFL. They are not a party to ATC services, neither in providing the ATC services nor in collecting fees. The FAA provides the service. Airlines and FBOs are the ones collecting the fees.
It is easy to hate on millionaires because they're flying in their private jets. They should oat their fair share of ATC costs. If they don't, it is an issue for the FAA to insure that sufficient fees are being collected every day to fund the share of ATC services that private jets use on a daily basis.
While it's fun to hate on the monied folks, this issue is all about the FAA, and has nothing to do with the NFL (except in the paying of passenger fares and charter costs like every other customer).