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> 2. The TSA is a country-scale jobs program for poor, unskilled, and unemployable people who might otherwise join disruptive political groups that promise more
by 2bluesc 11y ago
> 2. The TSA is a country-scale jobs program for poor, unskilled, and unemployable people who might otherwise join disruptive political groups that promise more resource redistribution.
This is a pretty mind blowing perspective.
- dudul 11y agoUnfortunately true though. Have a look at this blog: https://takingsenseaway.wordpress.com/ https://takingsenseaway.wordpress.com/ This is just mind blowing to use your words.
- cgriswald 11y agoFrom a historical perspective, it's not that mind-blowing. Most of FDR's work programs were designed not just to get people working, but to prevent open revolt. What is mind-blowing, to me, is that the program provides no service. FDR's programs did, and we still benefit from those programs today (exhibit A: national parks).
- Turing_Machine 11y agoI've often wondered if the rural location of many of these programs (the CCC, many of the WPA projects) was chosen specifically to get men out of the cities so they would be unable to participate in riots.
- silentplummet 11y agoOP doesn't go far enough, it's all he mentioned and an insider contract to move product manufactured by businesses owned by Bush's skull society buddies. Research who Michael Chertoff is and his role in the Bush administration. Who do you suppose conveniently owns the corporations that manufacture the rapey scanners and other equipment that had to be procured for the security matinee?
- cryoshon 11y agoWhat's mind blowing about it? It's a millennia old trick: create unnecessary government bureaucracy that soaks up a lot of unemployed people and pays them a low but comfortable wage. The ancient Chinese dynasties were well known for this, and in modern terms, the Arab oil-states are the most prolific, to the point where civil service wages are raised in times of instability in an attempt to appease people. I guess that this redistribution technique is not traditionally marketed as "jobs programs" because they produce nothing, but the purpose is served.
- lostlogin 11y agoIt's also a pretty good summary of the role that the military fill.
- mhurron 11y agoThe TSA employs less than 50k people across the country. Around 40 million Americans live at or below the poverty line. If it was some work program to prevent revolt, it fails at that just as hard as it does at securing the skies.