But Sears gave Donald Rumsfeld a lifetime discount card. Which brings us to the major government subsidy of US airlines. People work for airlines at reduced w

But Sears gave Donald Rumsfeld a lifetime discount card. Which brings us to the major government subsidy of US airlines. People work for airlines at reduced wages to have available very great discounts on their personal travel, totally untaxed. Live wherever you want, and commute on the airline! Second major subsidy is that people who pay or have their employers pay for airline tickets as deductible business expenses manage to use their kickbacks (free flights for repeat customers) for personal travel untaxed. Eliminate those subsidies and watch what happens.