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The Surplus Belongs to Those Who Pay Taxes

 It's No Surprise That Airbus Is Thriving

 Reasons to Get Rid of the Estate Tax

The Surplus Belongs to Those Who Pay Taxes

 The concept is novel and far-reaching ("The surplus? Make it a national savings account," Economic Viewpoint, Feb. 19). There is, however, a basic flaw in your premise. The government works for taxpayers, not the taxpayers for government. The surplus belongs to the people who pay taxes, not the people who spend the money.

Retiring debt in good years is generally a sound practice, but the U.S. Congress seems incapable of fiscal restraint. The premise of Ronald Reagan still stands: The only way to control politicians is to cut off the money.

Craig Worman
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic

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It's No Surprise That Airbus Is Thriving

 Of course Airbus Industrie is doing well ("Giving 'em away?" European Business, Mar. 5). Without gifts and loans from "Daddy European Union," would Airbus be crowing so loudly, much less be in existence today? If Boeing had the good fortune to have a "parent" giving so lavishly for so long, the Boeing 7xxx7 would have been built a decade ago carrying 800 passengers sitting around an onboard pool.

Having flown transatlantic on the cramped A330 with 250-plus passengers, being on the A380 with 800 others is not a thrilling thought.

Joseph Parker
Vienna

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Reasons to Get Rid of the Estate Tax

 Regarding "The estate tax: Mend it, don't end it" (Editorials, Mar. 5): The Democratic plan includes an estate-tax reduction, but appears to make it easier for farmers and small businesses to will their assets to heirs. The Republicans would eliminate the estate tax entirely for all citizens. It is unfair to tax the assets of farmers and small-business people differently from other citizens. All presumably have worked hard to accumulate those assets, and the test should not be their liquidity.

Irwin Dorros
Morris Township, N.J.



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