As it mentions in the article, it allows people who have the wealth and love private jet travel enough to have the option to prioritize it and pay the extra taxes. The proposed tax is about a 9x jump. It's a lot but the excise tax on jet fuel isn't the only thing making private jet travel expensive. It'll still be well with in reach for many of the ultra rich.
It's a flashy title for clicks that doesn't well represent the contents. But I don't know if as many people would click "Why not raise taxes on private jet travel so its cost to flier better represents its cost to society as whole?"
It's a flashy title for clicks that doesn't well represent the contents. But I don't know if as many people would click "Why not raise taxes on private jet travel so its cost to flier better represents its cost to society as whole?"