The rise of the credit card airport lounge

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  NPR. Darian Woods. Waylon Wong.

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  Adrian Ma.

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  That's you.

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  The gang's all here today.

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  And we've got a special episode because it is listener questions.

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  This is The Indicator from Planet Money,

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  and we are here with listener questions where we answer your queries about all things economic and financial in your lives.

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  So today on the show, why oil prices are down but gas prices are up,

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  why airline lounges have gotten so popular, and whether Canadian carbon taxes actually work.

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  All that's after The Break.

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  All right, listener questions.

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  Our first one is for Waylon.

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  It comes from Michael Locklear.

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  My name is Michael from Salt Lake City.

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  What's behind the rapid expansion of lounges under reward credit cards?

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  And how do they even make sense for the credit card companies?

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  Okay, so full disclosure, I am a priority pass holder.

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  I get it through a Chase credit card.

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  Damn, okay.

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  Fancy jet setter, Waylon.

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