[Xenalyte]

You know what scares me?

A scenario Glide625 outlined this morning. (He and I work for an oil company.)

Imagine that oil becomes a national concern. Its production then becomes a matter of national security. Once the federales realize they’ve put all their qualified personnel into high-pressure jobs like “TSA agent,” they have to keep those of us who already work here.

If no one can do our jobs, the oil won’t get pumped and refined, so we won’t be allowed to leave.

THAT is scary.

[ponygirl]

Imagine that oil becomes a national concern. Its production then becomes a matter of national security. Once the federales realize they’ve put all their qualified personnel into high-pressure jobs like “TSA agent,” they have to keep those of us who already work here.

If no one can do our jobs, the oil won’t get pumped and refined, so we won’t be allowed to leave.

THAT is scary.

THAT is exactly what Ayn Rand predicted in the book "Atlas Shrugged."