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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Consumer Groups Scold Airlines For Pocketing Tax Money During FAA Shutdown

Surely you remember the recent FAA shutdown, during which the government couldn't collect taxes on airfares, leading the airlines to temporarily raise their base prices and pocket an estimated $70 million a day. Now a coalition of consumer groups, including our benevolent benefactors at Consumers Union, are voicing their displeasure for this and other anti-consumer behavior.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

They didn't pocket the tax money. But it's okay for the government to pocket the tax money