OK - lets talk about this other world outside my box!!
So if you file IFR you have to pay for an IFR service if you stay outside CAS irrespective as to whether or not you get a radar/any service?
And anyway.....
Put it another way. You go to a restaurant, you order a meal. You get an aperitif, but nothing else. Two hours later you're given a bill for all three courses, drinks and coffee which you're then expected to pay before you leave.
That is a great description of where we are with the airlines and LARS. They help fund it so what do they get in return?
I agree with VA here.... I am not sure what the point of this thread is!