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Ugly Trends Threaten Aviation Industry
An anonymous reader writes "The Washington Post reports, 'In the past several decades, the number of private and recreational pilots across the country has plummeted, as has the number of small aircraft being manufactured — trends that some say have been accelerated by increasingly strict federal regulations. If the decline continues, it will spell trouble for entrepreneurs ... Since 1980, the number of pilots in the country has nosedived from about 827,000 in 1980 to 617,000, according to the Frederick, Md.-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. During about the same period, data from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association in Washington show that production of single-engine planes plunged from 14,000 per year to fewer than 700.'"
> What part of "trends that some say have been accelerated by increasingly strict federal regulations" don't you understand? Big government strikes again . . .
He just just might not buy into the mindless Conservative drivel.
If incomes remain stagnant while inflation continues, EVERYTHING becomes more expensive. This includes any expensive esoteric hobbies. The cost of a pilot's license and an airplane is going to steadily become more and more out of reach even without the Tea Bagger rantings.
Reading the media nonsense and taking it completely at face value are two entirely different things.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
You dumb fuck, who do you think creates inflation? 1971, motherfucker, do you recognise the year? USD became paper, no more gold standard. You know why? Huge gov't spending on debt, huge gov't growth on debt and taxes. All regulations are taxes, all inflation is a tax on fixed incomes and on assets denominated in the currency that is being inflated, you pro-gov't fuckface.
What led to that? The 'great fucking society' led to that, the 'new deal' led to that, the Sherman act, the IRS, the Fed, the income taxes, the IFDS, all the shit that the mob collectively votes for led to that. What do you think, USA production is down from 14000 to 700 planes, that's good for the economy or bad, motherfucker? Or you think that 'demand creates jobs', motherfucker? Yeah, good luck to you.
You can't handle the truth.