Make Airline Passengers Pay Higher Fees
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May 1 (Bloomberg) -- The recent U.S. airline delaysreminded us that a dysfunctional government can also mess up ourprivate lives.
Congress appears to have temporarily fixed the problem byallowing the Federal Aviation Administration to respond tosequestration more flexibly. Yet the basic problem remains: Thefederal government retains the ability to control our mobilityas long as the FAA is financed with general tax revenue.