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The new administration just cut 400 jobs at the FAA [1], and now Musk will directly pocket the "savings" to "work" on some bullshit useless tech. When Musk talk
by thrance 2y ago
The new administration just cut 400 jobs at the FAA [1], and now Musk will directly pocket the "savings" to "work" on some bullshit useless tech. When Musk talks "waste and bloat", he means public money that doesn't end up in his pocket.
As a result, air traffic is noticeably more dangerous, and many lost their livelihoods in these increasingly uncertain times, just to make the wealthiest man on Earth a bit more wealthy. The "Fell for it Again Award" goes to...
[1] https://apnews.com/article/faa-firings-trump-doge-safety-airlines-27390c6a7aac58063652302df5a243d3 https://apnews.com/article/faa-firings-trump-doge-safety-air...
- BurningFrog 2y agoIt's actually legal for FAA to fire it's employees.
- luddit3 2y agoNo one said it wasn't. It was not legal the way it was done.
- BurningFrog 2y agoWhen I commented the post said "illegally". Glad I could help :) What was illegal about how it was done?
- engineer_22 2y agoThis quote from your link: > FAA Administrator Sean Duffy said over the weekend that no air traffic controllers or critical safety personnel were cut.
- thrance 2y agoThere's more to air safety than air traffic controllers...
- engineer_22 2y ago[flagged]