workers. what does it all mean for you and your next trip to the airport? joining us now the vice president with gephart government affairs, scott brenner. we are not talking about laying off controllers who are actually controlling things in the control towers around the country, right? >> no, i don't think for most travelers you're not going to see any kind of change in your travel when you're flying. jon: but you are going to see some of the tax money that the government used to collect go elsewhere. now, take a look at this. this is interesting. if your airline ticket costs maybe $300, the federal tax you pay is at least $25, can be higher if there are more flight segments as i understand it. and the airlines have decided, at least a good many of them, if they are not going to collect that tax for good old uncle sam, they are just going to pocket it themselves. american, united, continental, delta, u.s. airways, southwest