This is deregulation in action. This is what people clamor for when they say they want "small government." This is in no way a fringe position. It is deliberate

This is deregulation in action. This is what people clamor for when they say they want "small government." This is in no way a fringe position. It is deliberate and desired by an entire political party in the US. And it's hardly limited to the FAA. The meat and coal industries are just some other examples of this deregulation in action. People die and will die because of this philosophy. It may not be as dramatic in other industries as it is in aviation, but death is death. We should remember that when politicians and their supporters start throwing about phrases like "deregulation" and "small government." This kind of tragedy is what those phrases mean.