For Whom The Toll Bills

The existing excise taxes on aviation fuels work just fine. They account for system use more efficiently than a toll/user fee arrangement, they dont require a new, unaccountable bureaucracy and theres no separate bill I have to pay. (We all pay similar taxes on fuels we put in our vehicles, too, which used to cover roadways, bridges and tunnels now laden with tolls, but I digress.)

Key Takeaways:

• The author successfully disputed erroneous toll charges after a prolonged, multi-month bureaucratic struggle that involved escalating the issue to government agencies and media.
• This frustrating experience highlights the inefficiencies, bureaucratic waste, and potential for dysfunction inherent in user fee systems, such as highway tolls.
• The article argues against implementing similar user fees for aviation, advocating instead for increasing existing and more efficient fuel excise taxes to fund infrastructure.

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