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Picking one tax and claiming unfair subsidy is a vast oversimplification, like Bush saying his tax cuts will put money in your pocket, when the reality is the burden is just being shifted somewehere else. All real estate taxes, user fees, gate fees, fuel taxes, income taxes are costs to a business and I doubt the company accoutants disguinsh betweeen those that support schools and those that don't. In addition it's not that clear cut, trucking companies DO pay real estate tax on their terminals and airlines pay it on maintenance facilities, usually located in populated areas. Railroads don't pay a per ton/mile fee and there are cases where Port Authorities have built Intermodal terminals(Long Beach and the new one in New Jersey) using the same bonding power used for airports, while Air Freight terminal facilities are usually built with private capital. <br /> <br />I'm not saying he playing field is level, but it would take a whole lot more analysis to find out. Just deciding how to measure would create disagreement. Do we meaure based on ton/miles, percentage of gross revenue, or? And how do we account for technological propgress - for example what will the new Airbus super-jumbo do for air-freight costs?
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