> Maybe, but that hasn't really been how most other taxes have worked. Cigarettes for instance are heavily taxed, but you don't see a lot of people running on r

> Maybe, but that hasn't really been how most other taxes have worked. Cigarettes for instance are heavily taxed, but you don't see a lot of people running on reducing those taxes. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, <25% of Americans smoke cigarettes, while >75% of them have taken a flight at some point in their lives. If 75% smoked, I guarantee people would be running on eliminating cigarette taxes. I'm personally in favor of carbon taxes on flights but I'd imagine "under my administration, flying would be affordable for the middle class again" could be a pretty effective message.