>> Increasing taxes is basically the only way to ensure the system is funded sufficiently Making no judgement either way, its worth pointing out that there are

>> Increasing taxes is basically the only way to ensure the system is funded sufficiently Making no judgement either way, its worth pointing out that there are other ways. Firstly one could prioritise this over some other budget item. Perhaps, for example, the military budget (currently 766b) or the TSA budget (currently 11.2b, up 1.6b over last year.) Secondly, one could restore taxes that have recently been cut. While this is indeed a "short term increase" it can also be framed as "a restoration of tax income recently removed." Removed incidentally by a govt that was already running a deficit. Again i make no judgement. All budgeting (at a personal or govt level) is about setting spending priorities. It just appears that safe air travel in the US is not a priority right now.