Saturday, December 1, 2012

KC Chamber backs single KCI terminal

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United (States) Parcel Service. (Photo credit: matt.hintsa)
KC Star 30 November

Another organization jumps on board the push for a new airport terminal at KCI.  Ironic because just yesterday airport administration reported a decrease of 6% over previous year citing fewer flights out of KC by American and Frontier.  No kidding.  KC does not have a hub (probably never will), so the reluctance of carriers to offer a more robust flight schedule is not going to happen.  The hope that passenger load (as mentioned in the article) will increase in Q1 13  is more hope and fantasy than reality in my opinion.  Here comes the best part.  The media has picked up on the mantra the proponents have shoveled out, no funding "from general taxpayer dollars".  Nice, I won't pay, right?...but it also says, "The cost would be paid for by the airlines, the federal government, and taxes and fees imposed on airline customers"

Gee, where does the federal government get the dough to fund the $1.2 billion dollar project?
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

From the Bush Tax cuts !

They create all kinds of revenue

"Deficits dont matter"

" Deficits dont matter as a percent of GDP "