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    Are Corporate Jets a Force for Good?

    Last year, Big Three automakers enraged Congress when they flew to a government bailout hearing in three separate jets. Today it's reported that former CEO Sandy Weill gave up use of the corporate jet after he and his family used it to vacation in Mexico just weeks after Citigroup received a hefty federal bailout.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Last year, Big Three automakers enraged Congress when they flew to a government bailout hearing in three separate jets. Today it's reported that former CEO Sandy Weill gave up use of the corporate jet after he and his family used it to vacation in Mexico just weeks after Citigroup received a hefty federal bailout. In spite of such abuses, William Garvey, editor in chief of Business and Commercial Aviation magazine and former New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston say the jets can be a force for good.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

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      Christian Bordal

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      William Garvey

      Editor in Chief, Business and Commercial Aviation

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      David Cay Johnston

      Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author, Daily Beast, Investipedia, DC Report

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Healthcare Reform without Tom Daschle
    1. 1:27Daschle and Killefer Both Withdraw Due to Unpaid Taxes
    2. 7:46Healthcare Reform without Tom Daschle
    3. 41:41Are Corporate Jets a Force for Good?You’re reading this
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