
Private Jets Are Dirty Luxuries for the Ultra Rich. Let’s Tax Them.
The private jet industry is destroying the climate and intensifying inequality. Rather than providing subsidies, we should tax the hell out of it.
The private jet industry is destroying the climate and intensifying inequality. Rather than providing subsidies, we should tax the hell out of it.
This expensive, carbon-intensive form of travel is bad for both the earth and the taxpayers who subsidize it for the ultra-rich.
New research from the Institute for Policy Studies and Patriotic Millionaires reveals 10 stunning facts about the high-flying private jet industry.
In this report, we assess the environmental, economic, and security risks of private jet travel — and lay out tax reforms to offset them.
Our richest can now fly halfway round the world with their circadian rhythms totally intact.
We’ve already rejected the servant state once. We certainly can once again.
The GOP tax bill carves out special provisions for private jet owners, while their budget plan doubles fees for commercial passengers.
How the private jet lobby shifts costs to the rest of us, threatens our security, and fuels a warming planet.
Instead, they’re prioritizing private jet ownership over home ownership.
The private jets provision in the Senate bill is indicative of who’s at the table – the wealthiest presidential cabinet in American history and their billionaire friends.
The deals on luxury private jets have never been sweeter. The reality of what that means for the rest of us could hardly be more bitter.
Commentators who say that the two sides were almost “unable to come to an agreement” in the debt talks are laughable.
Private jets strain the air transport system, and they impose costs on taxpayers and other travelers because they don’t pay their fair share.