@Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-24 days agoWhen Americans Fly Economy, They're Actually Paying for Someone Else to Fly Privatefiles.catbox.moemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down116
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minus-squarePennomilinkfedilinkEnglish14•4 days agoPer-passenger is a stupid way to charge this tax because the service provided is per-plane. The math in this video checks out, even when spreading the costs over all the passengers of a larger plane.
minus-square@DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 days agoA lot of the FAA fee is used to fund the various airport facilities, so yes it does make sense to charge on per-passenger basis.
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink3•4 days agoThey weren’t saying the tax should be levied per passenger, only that the tax structure as it stands probably already scales well if you calculate per passenger.
Per-passenger is a stupid way to charge this tax because the service provided is per-plane.
The math in this video checks out, even when spreading the costs over all the passengers of a larger plane.
A lot of the FAA fee is used to fund the various airport facilities, so yes it does make sense to charge on per-passenger basis.
They weren’t saying the tax should be levied per passenger, only that the tax structure as it stands probably already scales well if you calculate per passenger.