Little Airports Rely On Political Clout To Stay Aloft

Congressional Quarterly by Bennett Roth | Jun. 8, 2009 (Special Report)

... the Murtha airport is one of many small-town airports — in districts represented by members from both parties — that have been heavily subsidized though federal grant programs, earmarks and the economic stimulus plan (PL 111-5). Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.2
 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 8, 2009

The story provides some insight to the motivations for pork barrel spending. The focus on airports, however, neglects huge government subsidies for highways and trains, and neglects to mention the taxes upon light aircraft usage that help pay for the airport subsidies.

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