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Elderly Couple Could Lose Home Over $1.63 Tax Bill

In 1996 a property tax bill for $1.63 was mailed to Kermit and Dolores Atwood. The bill never reached its destination, according to the Times-Picayune. Now, 11 years later, the Atwoods are in danger of losing their home. More »

11:28 AM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Meg Marco
28,240 views, 59 comments

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TSA To Airlines: "You Owe Us $219 Million"

The airlines have been under-paying their airport security bill to the tune of $219 million according to the TSA. From the Baltimore Sun:
Southwest owes the most, $54 million, followed by AMR Corp.'s American at $40 million and Delta Air Lines Inc. at $32 million, said Ellen Howe, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman. The carriers will face penalties if they don't pay or arrange to do so in 30 days, she said.
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US Airways Group Inc. owes $18 million; UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, $15 million; Continental Airlines Inc., $14 million; Northwest Airlines Corp., $9 million; and America West Airlines, now part of US Airways, $8 million, Howe said
According to the airlines, the fees are excessive, and they're refusing to pay them. It all stems from the way the TSA's budget is calculated. The airlines are responsible for paying fees based on an estimation of what it cost them to run airport security in 2000. The airlines say it cost $300 million, the TSA says the real figure is closer to $750 million.
"We believe it is time for the TSA to develop a new system for allocating these costs, which is based on 2000 market shares," said Tim Wagner, a spokesman for American, the world's largest airline. "This old system is fundamentally unfair."
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9:53 AM on Fri Jun 8 2007
By Meg Marco
876 views, 24 comments

Latest by Grrrrrrrrr: Hmm, the TSA must be bored...time to remodel their headquarters again, maybe throw another $500,000 party, give out some more $15,000 bonuses...and then there was the $500,000 they spent on artwork. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/19/tsa.waste/ I wonder what they'll do with $215 million? Jewel-encrusted more »