Does the Senate tax bill really offer a tax break for private jets as key Democrats claim?
Kamala D. Harris
â Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.)  on Twitter  Nov. 17
One of the most widely shared claims came from  Sen. Kamala D. Harris  who tweeted   âRetweet if you would *not* benefit from a private jet tax break â on Nov. 17  linking to a Business Insider article with the headline  âThe Republican tax bill has a provision that would end a headache for private jet owners.â  Harris âs tweet prompted nearly 69 000 retweets and more than 35 000 likes.
 Harris âs claim that the Senate bill contains a provision for a tax break on private jets comes from the Business Insider article  she  linked to in  her  tweet. The article explains how the Senate version of the GOP tax bill makes tax changes to specific industries  noting that the âthe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would correct a long-running dispute between owners and operators of private jets and the IRS.â
 Harris  defends  her  tweet  arguing that they are simply describing the provision as it was reported in the media as a tax break. But that was not the case with the article she retweeted â which also noted that the tax provision was valued at less than $50 000 a year. Moreover  several outlets offered a detailed take on the provision  making clear it the clause aimed to settle a decades-long dispute between the IRS and private jet management companies.
Still  these tweets are not alike.  Harris  earns Three Pinocchios for referring to a âprivate jet tax breakâ and suggesting wealthy owners would gain.
â Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.)  on Twitter  Nov. 17
One of the most widely shared claims came from  Sen. Kamala D. Harris  who tweeted   âRetweet if you would *not* benefit from a private jet tax break â on Nov. 17  linking to a Business Insider article with the headline  âThe Republican tax bill has a provision that would end a headache for private jet owners.â   [TGT]  âs tweet prompted nearly 69 000 retweets and more than 35 000 likes.
  [TGT]  âs claim that the Senate bill contains a provision for a tax break on private jets comes from the Business Insider article  she  linked to in  her  tweet. The article explains how the Senate version of the GOP tax bill makes tax changes to specific industries  noting that the âthe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would correct a long-running dispute between owners and operators of private jets and the IRS.â
 Harris  defends  her  tweet  arguing that they are simply describing the provision as it was reported in the media as a tax break. But that was not the case with the article she retweeted â which also noted that the tax provision was valued at less than $50 000 a year. Moreover  several outlets offered a detailed take on the provision  making clear it the clause aimed to settle a decades-long dispute between the IRS and private jet management companies.
Still  these tweets are not alike.  Harris  earns Three Pinocchios for referring to a âprivate jet tax breakâ and suggesting wealthy owners would gain.