02-13-2012, 05:28 PM
RgrF wrote:
[quote=Chakravartin]
[quote=billb]
The impetus couldn't possibly be the DOT's inclusion of embedding and masking of all 16 Federal taxes into the price of the ticket.
If we're going to have transparent, let's have transparent.
There's nothing in the proposed reg's to stop the airlines from publishing the full price of a ticket and then displaying a breakdown of taxes and fees beneath the price.
(In fact, that would be very useful and I'd appreciate the info.)
Retail gasoline dealers have been doing this at the pump for decades, no one notices them.
Why the dishonesty and deception ?
Why shouldn't the consumer be reminded every day with every purchase what their tax burden is ?
Does this info hurt anyone in particular at the polls and voting booths ?