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This is what you get for $19 billion

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This is what you get for $19 billion

The airline bailout kept U.S. carriers afloat — but what about passengers?

Christopher Elliott
Dec 2, 2020
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It's time to ask the $19 billion question. 

That's how much the U.S. airlines received in CARES Act bailout money. It was a generous helping hand from American taxpayers.

Now, airlines are pushing for more government aid. And we're inclined to give it to them. A survey released yesterday by the U.S. Travel Association says 87 percent of U.S. voters suppo…

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