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A new report argues that US taxpayers are effectively subsidizing private jet travel, as tax breaks and airport funding shifts costs from the wealthiest travelers onto ordinary earners while the flights produce outsized carbon emissions. Critics say the arrangements amount to a regressive giveaway that worsens climate change, and are calling for the subsidies to be ended and for luxury aviation to face heavier taxation.
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Axios has published a breakdown of which US senators are spending the most taxpayer money on flights. The report details the travel expenses recorded by individual senators, drawing attention to how federal lawmakers use official travel budgets. The figures are prompting discussion about government spending and whether the amounts are justified, particularly for senators from states far from Washington.