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If the goal is to end private jet flights, why would you just tax them instead of banning them outright?

• smileysteve 3y ago
  Because banning them is more contrary than making them pay their "fair share". You have passing the law, exceptions from the wealthy and/or powerful, and then you have enforcement (for the wealthy and powerful). But the article perhaps doesn't go far enough; Tax private flights to pay their "fair share" of airport and ATC costs; and then guilt all of the businesses into also being "carbon offset" (like the major carriers)
  • TylerE 3y ago
    Aircraft already pay quite expensive landing/parking fees. For a small jet at a major airport this can easily be $500+ to land, and several hundred a day for a parking spot. ATC is well paid for.
  • tn1356 3y ago
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• francisofascii 3y ago
  A few reasons...mainly because it is not the goal of everyone. Taxing is a compromise between not taxing at all and a full on ban. Taxing is less worrisome to most people because you are not losing the right to do something, you just have to pay more. Also, taxing can act to offset whatever negative impact the offending act has.
• stusmall 3y ago
  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?"