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Democrats Win on Federalized Airport Workers
NewsMax.com ^
| Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001
| NewsMax.com Wires and NewsMax.com
Posted on 11/16/2001 1:19:03 PM PST by Cacophonous
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To: Fixit
I have been paying attention - why cant you get my obvious point?
Let me make my point plain:
Critiquing only the GOP is not balanced. I suggest you condemn the *real* perps of this travesty - aka the DEMOCRATS - instead of just hammering on the reluctant accomplices as the only guilty party.
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11/16/2001 1:21:59 PM PST
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WOSG
To: piasa
bttt
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To: WOSG
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To: Ferris
Every time there's a crisis, people want socialism. Where are their conservative values?
To: michaelje
You're being too harsh. I only had to wait 10 minutes to get an oversized envelope mailing priced and stamped at the USPS today. The single attending clerk (others were busy in the back) leaned on his elbow as he speedily filled out forms in triplicate to contract a postal box rental to the young lady in front of me (demanded two forms of photo id, he did). Five or six customers were waiting patiently behind me.
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To: Azzurri
Instead of getting $4 per hour incompetent workers from private security firms, we'll be paying $15 per hour for incompetent government workers.
Those will be union workers by the way. Another democratic sell out to the unions.
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To: The KG9 Kid
Am I missing something here in this discussion?As I see it, the problem is that government relieves the private sector of the responsibility of its actions in this case. If airlines were hit with the financial consequences of hiring $6/hr security guards, that situation would not persist for long. But instead, the congressmen steal from the taxpayer to reimburse the airlines for their failure of securing the planes from hijacking.
True capitalism would have the airliner pay for the WTC damages - security of planes would become a serious concern of the airlines CEO's.
But instead, our ridiculous, and seemingly corrupt, congresmen relieve the airlines of responsiblity, which will predictably lead to a worsening of the situation.
To: Cacophonous
Another entry on the (long) list of why we Libertarians will continue to be Libertarians. Republicans sell out at the slightest hint of conflict - they
do not give a damn about limited government or their so-called "principles". They only care about their own self-aggrandizement.
Congressional Republicans are pussies, and The Great Leader Bush hasn't even threatened a veto to fight for a small restriction on government growth.
Thanks a hell of a lot for nothing, Republicans. I vote Libertarian for a reason.
To: Lurker
I must have a really old copy or something, because mine doesn't mention providing security for the travelling public as an enumerated responsibility Federal Government anywhere. Are you kidding? It emanates out of the commerce clause, of course! No lawyer you!
To: Tauzero
Yep. But you provided the answer yourself: "they're just going to lay a sword on the shoulder of the current crop of hobos that we see at airport checkpoints and proclaim them Federal agents"
But now they have the full force and authority of the federal government to perform any investigations of alleged incidents, and ensure that a full, fair and open report is provided, at modest tax payer expense, to ensure that the flying public has full confidence in their flying security. This is clearly a vast improvement over having helpless small independent security companies, without even one fulltime PR agent, handling this critical public information function. </sarcasm>.
To: Cacophonous
Republicans said federalization would expand the federal bureaucracy without any increased security benefits. They pointed to the incompetence of such federal agencies as the Immigration and Naturalization Service and FBI, noted that it would be much more difficult to fire government employees for incompetence, and said the Democrats wanted to add to their core of voters by increasing the government workforce. -vs-
Democrats and the Senate said that only federal law enforcement officers can protect airports.
When with an arguement that strong...how could they have lost!
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11/16/2001 1:22:24 PM PST
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Verax
To: Hank Rearden
Why is it that so many Freepers do not realize that 'Washington Insider Politicians', and the like, employ many of their personal family members and friends with these Government Agencies, and just love it when another is created?
Now, otherwise worthless cousin whats-his/her-name will now have a job at the new Federal bag checker department.
Of course we will need a huge compliment of support staff to maintain supervision of the bag screeners, these choice centralized jobs will be the ones filled by Politicians friends and family.
To: Cacophonous
For some reason, I just spontaneously remembered the scene in "The Andromeda Strain" where the scientists are looking at a magnified section of the virus on the TV screen, when, suddenly, it seems to make a little "bump" and then it expands.
Just like the Federal Government.
To: Go Gordon
"Actually, here in Jersey, they privatized the DMV years ago" A few years ago I moved from L.A. to a small city in eastern California. The DMV in L.A. was a nightmare; long lines, rude people, etc. In the small city it's exactly the opposite; no lines, friendly, helpful employees.
In both places the DMV is a government entity.
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