The really rich private plane owners all have planes that burn jet fuel, which is always unleaded. The piston planes are generally owned by "doctor rich" upper-middle class people, who have political influence to be sure but they're hardly the billionaires that might be known by name to politicians.
I think it's more likely that the FAA protects general aviation because general aviation is part of the professional pilot training pipeline.
The people that are below “doctor rich” just rent their planes from the FBO, a cheap piston plane can rent for $125-$175/hour. So you can get in a couple hours of flying for what it costs a couple to go to a football game.
> Ah, if you're only "doctor rich" then it's okay to poison children!
That's not what I said and you know it.
> GA is responsible for 50% of lead emissions!
Little lead is emitted at all these days, because leaded gasoline was banned in almost all circumstances. So you're talking about 50% of "not much". I'd be happy to see it banned completely since there are now viable alternatives, but I think you're going a little bit too hard with this class war narrative.
