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[2] https://hbr.org/2018/07/the-leaders-calendar#what-do-ceos-actually-do
[3] https://www.epi.org/files/pdf/130354.pdf
[4] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-10-31/in-defense-of-corporate-aircraft-no-really
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