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IPFS News Link • Cost of Empire

Congress buys 3 private jets for $200 million

• Hot Air
Remember when Congress erupted in outrage over the arrival in Washington DC of the CEOs of the three major American automakers in private jets? The bumbling public relations of the Big Three gave elected officials an opportunity to indulge in populist spleen-venting at rich fat cats and their greed. Public pressure pushed the automakers to dump their private fleets of corporate jets and focus belt-tightening in the executive suites as well as on the manufacturing floor. Who knew that Congress merely wanted to undercut price on their own purchase of private jets?

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