IAGblog Podcasts

The Crankyflier, AKA Brett Snyder, has a post on his blog that makes good reading. (http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/08/essential-air-service-thirty-years-of-wasting-your-money/)

Brett brings up one of those government programs set up decades ago that continues to run, this one costs $100m per year, and it's not clear what tax payers are getting for their money. The EAS program is in the news lately because of the pending closure of Big Sky Airlines. This airline basically lives off the EAS program, otherwise it might not be shutting down. Like big empty sky?

It is tough when people lose their jobs anywhere. But why do rural communities get this benefit? What's in it for the rest of us?