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> Also in part because of that, the F.A.A. has close to fifty thousand > employees—an order of magnitude more employees than we do. We have six hundred. A
by bariumbitmap 11y ago
> Also in part because of that, the F.A.A. has close to fifty thousand
> employees—an order of magnitude more employees than we do. We have six hundred.
Am I missing something? 50,000 vs 600 is two orders of magnitude difference.
Perhaps the person quoted was speaking colloquially, but I would argue such a quotation should have a [sic] in it.
- PhantomGremlin 11y agoOne thing you're missing is that 25,000 of the FAA employees are Air Traffic Controllers. There is no equivalent function that NHTSA does that would require that many employees. This whole comparison grated on me. Either the NHTSA guy is an idiot or Gladwell is an idiot or both, likely both. Or they're deliberately prevaricating and hoping that most people won't notice. I can't stand sloppy "factoids" like that. Context is essential.