Posted on 11/01/2013 7:12:38 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Edited on 11/01/2013 7:26:34 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Imagine running an airline where only half the seats are sold. You'd go broke, right? Yet that's exactly what the state of Illinois is doing and you're paying for it.
It's called the executive shuttle service--four daily flights between Chicago and Springfield made available to elected state officials and high-ranking state employees. But, amazingly we've found hundreds of instances where the state-owned planes flew with only one or two people aboard at a cost to taxpayers of $3,000 a flight.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxchicago.com ...
A three hour drive? $185 UAL round trip ORD-SPI. $42-$108 on AMTRAK.
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