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four feet wide by four feet wide, three different flight segments from chicago to cincinnati and had to be reiced because of the temperature, could camp bagram and camp leather neck and the operating bases and, they go into their storage facilities and prepare it for the troops on the fourth of july. >> governor huckabee: and, you probably set it in the sun and it would almost cook itself. >> yes. >> governor huckabee: so, you will deliver this actually to where the soldiers are, there are 90,000 troops now, roughly in afghanistan, so every one of them, theoretically are going to get a piece of pizza on fourth of july. how can people help and be part of the effort. >> pizza4patriots.com and we are blessed. the average person can be involved and on the morning you wake up on the fourth of july, you will be drinking your coffee and looking forward to the birth of out country and think of -- the cold air goes down your
four feet wide by four feet wide, three different flight segments from chicago to cincinnati and had to be reiced because of the temperature, could camp bagram and camp leather neck and the operating bases and, they go into their storage facilities and prepare it for the troops on the fourth of july. >> governor huckabee: and, you probably set it in the sun and it would almost cook itself. >> yes. >> governor huckabee: so, you will deliver this actually to where the soldiers are, there are 90,000 troops now, roughly in afghanistan, so every one of them, theoretically are going to get a piece of pizza on fourth of july. how can people help and be part of the effort. >> pizza4patriots.com and we are blessed. the average person can be involved and on the morning you wake up on the fourth of july, you will be drinking your coffee and looking forward to the birth of out country and think of -- the cold air goes down your
150 pallets, as tall as i am, four feet wide by four feet wide, three different flight segments from chicago to cincinnati and had to be reiced because of the temperature, could camp bagram and camp leather neck and the operating bases and, they go into their storage facilities and prepare it for the troops on the fourth of july. >> governor huckabee: and, you probably set it in the sun and it would almost cook itself. >> yes. >> governor huckabee: so, you will deliver this actually to where the soldiers are, there are 90,000 troops now, roughly in afghanistan, so every one of them, theoretically are going to get a piece of pizza on fourth of july. how can people help and be part of the effort. >> pizza4patriots.com and we are blessed. the average person can be involved and on the morning you wake up on the fourth of july, you will be drinking your coffee and looking forward to the birth
150 pallets, as tall as i am, four feet wide by four feet wide, three different flight segments from chicago to cincinnati and had to be reiced because of the temperature, could camp bagram and camp leather neck and the operating bases and, they go into their storage facilities and prepare it for the troops on the fourth of july. >> governor huckabee: and, you probably set it in the sun and it would almost cook itself. >> yes. >> governor huckabee: so, you will deliver this actually to where the soldiers are, there are 90,000 troops now, roughly in afghanistan, so every one of them, theoretically are going to get a piece of pizza on fourth of july. how can people help and be part of the effort. >> pizza4patriots.com and we are blessed. the average person can be involved and on the morning you wake up on the fourth of july, you will be drinking your coffee and looking forward to the birth of out country and think of --
collects off every single airline ticket sold in this country. that tax varies depending on how many flight segments you are flying, a two-part leg costs more than a nonstop flight, that kind of thing. but on a $300 plane ticket, you're paying at least $25 in federal taxes. since midnight last friday, that tax has not been collected because congress has not agreed on a funding bill for the faa. the transportation secretary is right now lobbying to get that tax reinstated. now, you may have noticed a dispute in the numbers there. 4,000 ,000 faa workers are furloughed, but he was talking about 70,000 construction workers who won't find work building airports, building at airports because of this funding dispute. that's why the banner and the number that i gave you were in dispute. let's listen now to the press secretary. >> other topics, i assume? erica. >> um --
airline ticket sold in this country. that tax varies depending on how many flight segments you are flying, a two-part leg costs more than a nonstop flight, that kind of thing. but on a $300 plane ticket, you're paying at least $25 in federal taxes. since midnight last friday, that tax has not been collected because congress has not agreed on a funding bill for the faa. the transportation secretary is right now lobbying to get that tax reinstated. now, you may have noticed a dispute in the numbers there. 4,000 ,000 faa workers are furloughed, but he was talking about 70,000 construction workers who won't find work building airports, building at airports because of this funding dispute. that's why the banner and the number that i gave you were in dispute. let's listen now to the press secretary. >> other topics, i assume? erica. >> um -- [inaudible]
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 and airtran effectively have raised their prices by keeping that money. now according to the research
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