UH OH: States Aim To Tax Private Jets, Yachts. First they go after Harvard, now this . . . .

UPDATE: Aleta Jackson emails:

A lot of people who have airplanes are not wealthy. We save up for our trips, and are frugal with the extra cash we have. And with avgas prices at $4.50 or more per gallon, you can bet that owners of small airplanes are looking for good deals on where to go, places where we will be welcomed. Maine has just closed the door to any visit by me or my plane. When we fly to a place we usually stay for at least three days. So Maine just lost three days of bed taxes, meal taxes, rental car taxes, plus taxes on the goodies we usually carry back for our friends. Then there’s the revenue that won’t be going to Maine residents, and let’s not forget the taxes Maine won’t get because I won’t be filling the plane’s tanks for the return flight.

The flying community learns fast where general aviation is unwelcome or discouraged.

I hadn’t realized that Maine was in a position to turn away trade.