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Old May 6, 2011 | 4:12 pm
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What about "I don't want the airports to be accessible for the handicapped as I don;t used handicapped services."
- Legally required/non-discrimination - hardly the same as a luggage cart

I don't want to pay for facilities that allow the blind and the deaf to negotiate their way around airports because you are not impaired physically, visually or auditorily. I am not going to comment about being impaired in other ways.
- Ditto

I don't want to pay for free shuttle buses between parking and terminals as I don't use them.
- I agree conceptually.

I don't want to pay for recovery of costs for restuarants or other concessions at airports because I don't use them.
- I agree - Do I pay to support the McDonalds down the road that I don't visit? Why should I pay for it in an airport?

I don't want to pay for TSA fees because I am not a terrorist.
- TSA services aren't for terrorists, they are for protecting every passenger from terrorists, so I am getting service from it.


You somehow seem to think that paying for what you receive is a bizarre notion (not sure exactly what the "facts" are).

Perhaps we should all chip in $10 every trip and make the food free (sorry if you're not hungry).

Everyone chips in $10 and all parking is free (sorry if someone drops you off, you take the bus, etc.).

$1 each and we'll leave out stacks of newspapers for free (sorry if you already paid for one at home).

$15 surcharge on every ticket for baggage handling (sorry if you only have carry-on).

etc., etc.
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