Potted politics.
Pete, you have identified problems which have existed pretty much since the cave. Part of it is down to human nature, part to apathy. The apathy is fostered and promoted – a well off ‘middle’ class with just enough insecurity built in to keep it on the treadmill and laying it’s golden eggs for the government to use as you describe. Not much can be done to change that.
But, to continue the line, the ‘middle’ of aviation is capable of providing many more golden eggs for the ogre of government. Once it is clearly understood that by unburdening the aviation sector and curbing the excesses of those who gorge at the trough of diminishing aviation returns, there will be more available. You have seen the movies, where the accountant has been skimming from the mob take; well – if you think stealing from the mob is dangerous, try stealing the governments money; that is a high risk venture. Yet the ‘agencies’ are ripping off the governments gravy train; any one of our aviation services could do much more, with a lot less; and, without that burden, aviation could earn and provide more. Seems silly to me to kill off the geese which lay the golden eggs and leave the fox in the shed.
Imagine a small company struggling to operate two or three aircraft being slowly driven into the ground versus the same company released from the toils of the regulator being able to upgrade and employ. No brainer;
Can the Senate do anything – looking back at the Pel-Air inquiry and the Forsyth report it would seem they are powerless. But the ASA imbroglio is about money wasted, allegations of fraud, whispers of corruption related to serious income for the government; who knows, maybe that will get someone off their arse long enough to see the carnage and havoc. Then again, perhaps not.
Meanwhile, apathy and acceptance is not a viable stance; can’t score runs in the pavilion.
Stopping here, politics do my head in; I’ll never understand it – or them as does.....
Toot toot.
Pete, you have identified problems which have existed pretty much since the cave. Part of it is down to human nature, part to apathy. The apathy is fostered and promoted – a well off ‘middle’ class with just enough insecurity built in to keep it on the treadmill and laying it’s golden eggs for the government to use as you describe. Not much can be done to change that.
But, to continue the line, the ‘middle’ of aviation is capable of providing many more golden eggs for the ogre of government. Once it is clearly understood that by unburdening the aviation sector and curbing the excesses of those who gorge at the trough of diminishing aviation returns, there will be more available. You have seen the movies, where the accountant has been skimming from the mob take; well – if you think stealing from the mob is dangerous, try stealing the governments money; that is a high risk venture. Yet the ‘agencies’ are ripping off the governments gravy train; any one of our aviation services could do much more, with a lot less; and, without that burden, aviation could earn and provide more. Seems silly to me to kill off the geese which lay the golden eggs and leave the fox in the shed.
Imagine a small company struggling to operate two or three aircraft being slowly driven into the ground versus the same company released from the toils of the regulator being able to upgrade and employ. No brainer;
Can the Senate do anything – looking back at the Pel-Air inquiry and the Forsyth report it would seem they are powerless. But the ASA imbroglio is about money wasted, allegations of fraud, whispers of corruption related to serious income for the government; who knows, maybe that will get someone off their arse long enough to see the carnage and havoc. Then again, perhaps not.
Meanwhile, apathy and acceptance is not a viable stance; can’t score runs in the pavilion.
Stopping here, politics do my head in; I’ll never understand it – or them as does.....
Toot toot.