claim: "taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. that’s higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."
author: gary kelly
evidence_1: channel through which any tax policy that either benefits or hurts travel &.  tourism is ... fees account for $61 (more than 20 percent) of the cost of a typical  $300 domestic round-trip ticket.2 customers pay proportionately more in federal  taxes for air travel than they do on alcohol, tobacco or guns -- industries whose  products ...
evidence_2: "taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic  ticket. that's higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms.".
evidence_3: apr 1, 2014 ... on a business class flight from rome to boston, there is no leg rest. ... it also  matters on the ground -- like in the airports itself. .... that about 20% of a $300  ticket for a typical, domestic round-trip ... paid by airlines are higher than federal  taxes paid on alcohol, tobacco, and firearms, ... descriptions off, selected.
evidence_4: nov 16, 2011 ... for a typical $300 domestic round-trip fare in the u.s., about $60 is .... for alcohol,  tobacco and firearms. ..... itineraries than federal taxes for alcohol (5%), tobacco ( 18.5%) and .... estimates that total taxes and fees reached 20% of a $300 fare.10  ... airlines pay a higher percentage of taxes and fees to the ...
evidence_5: mar 24, 2014 ... credit cards, gambling, atm fees... ... here are some ways to manage that debt  before it's too late. ... amount of money we waste, and can result in having more  financial ... 20. credit card interest. currently, the average credit card debt per ...  according to the tax company, americans who do their own taxes ...