Friday, July 22, 2011
FAA layoffs tonight: nothing bad better happen
So this evening, because the Republicans took their figurative ball and went home, not wanting to work things out on the debt ceiling negotiations with the President or Democrats, "at midnight nearly 4,000 people will be temporarily out of work and federal airline ticket taxes will be suspended." So let's be clear here: should anything happen, heaven forbid, to some airplane or airline because of this unnecessary layoff, responsibility for any such issues/problems or worse will lie squarely with the Rethuglicans Republican leaders in Congress, since they wouldn't continue to negotiate and work things out with any opposing points of view. Link: http://news.yahoo.com/partisan-dispute-partially-shut-down-faa-191224395.html
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The FAA has not had a budget since 2006 when the Democrats ran the House and Senate. This is a complete and separate issue from the debt issue. Lastly, FAA can not and will not lay off people in safety sensitive positions, i.e. air traffic controllers, aviation safety inspectors.
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