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Obama proposes $100 per flight fee and Southwest Airlines objects

No kidding. This article speaks for itself. This is one of the dumbest things to come out of the Administration yet. The airlines are already over-taxed, more so than so-called “sin taxes” levied on tobacco and alcohol. The… Read More

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 Posted on October 18, 2011 by Scott Hamilton

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     $100 per flight fee, President Obama, Southwest Airlines

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