http://kool1017.com Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kool1017.com/thousands-in-taxpayer-dollars-paying-for-empty-airline-seats/ http://kool1017.com/thousands-in-taxpayer-dollars-paying-for-empty-airline-seats/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:19 +0000 Chris Allen http://kool1017.com/?p=60261 A new investigation shows the government spends thousands of taxpayer's dollars paying for empty airline seats. The money is being spent on Essential Air Service program which started in 1978 -- when the government was worried the larger airlines would abandon smaller airports.

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