technotion,
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"The administration says that private jets account for 7% of all flights handled by the FAA but less than 1% of taxes that fund the federal trust fund for aviation and airports. The Transportation Department said the proposal would raise $1.1 billion over five years."

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https://apnews.com/article/fuel-tax-business-jets-biden-budget-aefab96e0479ac174d624374f30a5870

CelloMomOnCars,
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@technotion

Taxing fuel for private jets is a nice gesture, but this proposal is probably DOA in the GOP controlled House.

technotion,
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@CelloMomOnCars not at all doubting that, but still prompts an interesting discussion

CelloMomOnCars,
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@technotion

Of course!
(Also serves as a reminder that jet fuel in general has ZERO tax).

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