Tickets for flights are taxed at 7.5% to pay for the FAA
Average flight with many passengers pays over $2,300 per flight
Private jets don’t have tickets to be taxed, are only taxed on fuel
Private jets pay an average of about $60 in FAA fees
Private jets take up about 7% of the FAA’s resources, but only make up a fraction of a percent of the revenue
Thus when you pay the FAA fees on your economy class ticket, you’re subsidizing operating the FAA for private jet flights, that don’t pay enough to cover their costs.
The FAA gathers taxes per person, not per plane. So a commercial flight has every single passenger paying, while a private jet only pays for a few people. That’s a difference of about $2300 for a commercial flight, vs about $60 for a private jet. Private flights make up about 7% of air travel, but contribute less than a tenth of a percent in taxes. But the air traffic controllers aren’t handling individual people; They’re handling planes. So private jets fund the ATC a lot less than commercial flights, even though they have just as much need.
This video says Canada taxes planes based on weight rating and distance traveled. So larger planes that can carry heavier loads (more people) get taxed more, while smaller planes (private jets) get taxed less. But they’re proportionally paying the same in taxes, instead of the rich people paying less.
Could any kind soul provide a TL;DW for those of us who can’t watch a video (for whatever reason)?
That’s. So. Fucked.
Is shit like this doesnt radicalize you then you are lost as a human. Unsavablle.
My man… This bow everything into the US works.
The peasants pay and the rich free ride. He wouldn’t be the big man if he had to pay… Would he now?
If only the normie cared to accept these facts as their reality.
Of all the things you think the line is FAA tax, lol
So not really the flights themselves, just the regulation overseeing the flights.
The FAA gathers taxes per person, not per plane. So a commercial flight has every single passenger paying, while a private jet only pays for a few people. That’s a difference of about $2300 for a commercial flight, vs about $60 for a private jet. Private flights make up about 7% of air travel, but contribute less than a tenth of a percent in taxes. But the air traffic controllers aren’t handling individual people; They’re handling planes. So private jets fund the ATC a lot less than commercial flights, even though they have just as much need.
This video says Canada taxes planes based on weight rating and distance traveled. So larger planes that can carry heavier loads (more people) get taxed more, while smaller planes (private jets) get taxed less. But they’re proportionally paying the same in taxes, instead of the rich people paying less.
It is in the wrong format anyway. Stop vertical video syndrome.