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I'm starting to like this shutdown. Having TSA choked sounds like a great win to me.
by d33 8y ago
I'm starting to like this shutdown. Having TSA choked sounds like a great win to me.
- ssully 8y agoI hate the TSA, but this shutdown affects things like ATCs who actually provide value for air transportation or you know, many of the other government agencies hit by this shutdown.
- SomeHacker44 8y agoI hate to disagree about ATC with someone named Sully but I do believe the FAA has its own funding/appropriations bill(s) and revenue sources and is not tied into this general omnibus funding shutdown going on now.
- ssully 8y agoWhile some parts might (I am do not work for FAA so I do not know), ATCs are not covered. This article [1] covers it better then I will. I will only add that I do have multiple friends who are ATCs who are currently planning to not get their next pay check (the 14th) due to how things are going. They aren't hurting yet, but it's definitely stressful for them. [1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/aviation-system-begins-to-feel-stress-from-the-shutdown-union-leaders-say/2019/01/03/468d86ea-0f7f-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/avi...
- antisthenes 8y agoUnfortunately, the TSA is a fairly small part of the US government. So cheering for the shutdown specifically to choke TSA is like cutting your nose off to spite your face.