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America's $40 billion private jet boom is taking off. Taxpayers help billionaires foot the bill

Private flyers get tax breaks and taxpayer-funded airport projects while contributing relatively little to air traffic infrastructure

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Fortune· Oct 1, 7:02 AMAmerica's $40 billion private jet boom is taking off. Taxpayers help billionaires foot the bill

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