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Working-Class Taxpayers Subsidize Billionaires' Climate-Killing Private Jets

A report highlighted by Common Dreams argues that US taxpayer dollars effectively subsidize private jet travel by the ultra-wealthy, through tax breaks and public spending that favor the industry despite its outsized carbon emissions. Critics say ordinary working people end up financing a luxury travel mode that is among the most carbon-intensive per passenger, fueling debate over fairness and climate policy.

Why now: Growing frustration over inequality and aviation's climate impact has put tax subsidies for private jets back in the spotlight.

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