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<p>[quote user="blue streak 1"]</p> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Sam1:</strong></div> <div></div> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>blue streak 1:</strong></div> <div></div> <p>Sam. I came across an Oct Aviation week (Business Aviation) publication that stated that in the past FY Stimulus money to GA airports in all 50 states amounted to over $1B. The article was written before the election. It further stated another Billion was going to GA airports this FY however exactly what has happen this year is to be determined.  </p> </blockquote> </p> <p>The amount of the federal subsidy, i.e. monies not covered by ticket fees, excise taxes, etc. allocable to airline passengers is very small.  I am at a loss as to why supporters of passenger rail go there.  At the end of the day the federal subsidies that benefit airline passengers, especially on a passenger per mile basis, is very small compared to the subsidies received by rail passengers.   </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </blockquote> </p> <p><strong>I am confused???  What does grants to general aviation airports have to do with federal subsidies benefitting airline passengers? The number of persons  (ga pilots) benefitting from these grants is very much smaller than the Amtrak subsidities?? </strong>[/quote]</p> <p>I misunderstood your initial posting.  I thought that you were referring to airports in general.  </p> <p>People in these forums frequently claim that the nation's airlines benefit from federal subsidies to the airline industry.  And at least imply that if the feds did not subsidy the airlines, passenger rail would be much more competitive, ignoring the fact that rail passengers receive the largest per passenger mile subsidy of any commercial transport mode.</p> <p>The larger question is what do grants to general aviation airports have to do with passenger rail?  </p>
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