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What indirect subsidies go into air travel that don't also apply to rail?

• fragmede 3y ago
  the TSA?
  • missedthecue 3y ago
    That's not really a subsidy for air travel, in fact it's a cost. People here are talking about how they would prefer rail so that they don't need to go through security at the airport. That's bad for airlines.
    • iancmceachern 3y ago
      But who pays the TSA agents salaries? Buys the equipment?
• iancmceachern 3y ago
  To be fair, rail is also heavily subsidized, just in different ways.
• Symbiote 3y ago
  (In Europe.) Aircraft fuel isn't taxed, but train 'fuel' (electric or diesel) is taxed. Airlines can base their staff in a cheap country and pay lower wages, avoid unions etc. Local governments subsidise airports to attract tourists/business. The railway already exists and doesn't get this subsidy.
  • fastball 3y ago
    Local governments don't subsidize rail stations?