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I long ago concluded that TSA is mostly a jobs program, not a security program.
by Sylamore 4y ago
I long ago concluded that TSA is mostly a jobs program, not a security program.
- newbYhrly 4y agoI’m not against government jobs programs. Just wish it was something useful day to day, like healthcare, versus security theater.
- mcronce 4y agoI'd rather just provide UBI. Pay them to do nothing instead of paying them to make everybody else's lives worse.
- 8note 4y agoThis is payment and structured days, which ensures that people have a good reference for applying to other jobs. It's somewhat better than a UBI
- mcronce 4y agoIt'd be better than UBI if they weren't making everybody's lives worse in the process.
- newbYhrly 4y agoWho is them? A UBI is going to normalize condition and make “them” see there’s even more to participate in. Sounds like you still prefer maintenance of a steerage class, assuming you’ll be a bit higher on the totem pole. But I mean, real talk is you’re still just one of billions. How you feel the world as-is is a meaningless measure for how you would fit into a UBI world. And I have no particular obligation to your sensibilities. shrug emoji You’re a “them” to me is not an unreasonable statement.
- mcronce 4y ago"Them" is TSA employees, as the other user explained. The rest of this is a lot of pretty aggressive assumptions about me that are entirely unfounded.
- Dylan16807 4y agoI think you're overthinking it and "them" here is the TSA employees. UBI by definition means everyone. Also I have no idea what "normalize condition" means?
- newbYhrly 4y agoOh I meant something like equality of condition.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoOr at least something useless but harmless, like smashing rocks into gravel with hammers. That would be much better than harassing and hassling everybody trying to go on a vacation.