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Why can't the airlines pay the air traffic controllers? They pay anyway for airport fees, it should be a minimal difference in the ticket cost.
by whatever1 1y ago
Why can't the airlines pay the air traffic controllers? They pay anyway for airport fees, it should be a minimal difference in the ticket cost.
- moelf 1y agoIIUC they legally can't do that. ATC are federal employees, you can't just have private companies pay off federal workers. (Well, I know Trump's friend is literally doing that for the military so idk, maybe laws are just words these days)
- hshdhdhehd 1y agoWhy hire private? Why not fund the existing federal ones?
- trenchpilgrim 1y agoIn previous shutdowns, Congress passed temporary funding bills to keep paying certain functions such as ATC for a few weeks while negotiating the budget. This time, negotiations seem to have entirely stalled.
- whatever1 1y agoCompanies can give gifts to individuals, as long as they report them and pay tax on them.