faa
so the faa is partially shut down. that's good news for us. in sort of a short term greedy algorithm kind of way. cause we bought tickets before the shutdown and traveled afterwards. which means we're entitled to a refund of several hundred dollars worth of taxes. on the other hand. it's pretty bad for us. cause the faa collects some $200m a week in fees that are now going to the airlines. that money was used to subsidize flights to out of the way airports. like where we fly to. and to keep some 4000 people employed. and to employ thousands more on construction projects. the winners here are the big airlines that fly from hub to hub. sorta. cause people will fly less if they have to drive 6 hours instead of flying 40 minutes. why didn't congress finish this business before they left the session? sheehs. it's almost like someone wants the numbers to look bad. and it isn't even an election year.