HeloDude
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24 minutes ago, disgruntledemployee said:
Outstanding! I formally request a quibbling emoji.
You know, TDS goes both ways, as in one so deranged by Trump love, you can't think rationally or objectively anymore.
As for the topic, what are the benefits of a privatized ATC vs GS employees? Wouldn't it cost more because now someone is now making profit? OK, so ban profits. Now that CEO writes his contract to make $5M. Does said private company have the same oversight and obligation to the FAA/Congress on accountability? Would said company have free reign to set fees, charge more for foreign carriers, cut services to some class D muni, etc? Would that mean no taxpayer funds, thus driving up ticket prices? Would my taxes go down? (I already know thats a fat No). How do you charge that Cirrus doing 30 T/Gs for training? What about the soon to be electrics? They don't buy gas, so how do they pay to play? Do pilots pay by the landing or the vector? Would this drive more VFR flying to not talk to ATC/file a flight plan? Can ATC still give a pilot a ph number to call or is more like a security guard pulling you over for speeding? Most importantly, what effect will this have on safety. And this is stuff off the top of my head.
My point is, some things need to be govt, especially items that serve a broad public. While it doesn't mean it can't work, waiving your hand and saying privatize it doesn't equal lower costs to the tax payers.
If Trump does something I like, I say it, if not, I say I don’t like it just the same.
As for privatizing vs government employee…as we are seeing, it’s a much, much easier to adjust the numbers with a contract employees vs government employees. Just one example, which is all I need since the discussion is on shrinking the size of the federal workforce.
As for safety, was I trained more poorly with sim instructors who were contractors vs GS employees? Was my life more at risk when I was flown on a rotator by a contracted company vs on a military jet?
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52 minutes ago, disgruntledemployee said:
What I expect from a quibbler...
I'll ask the mods to create a quibbling emoji for next time.
Well, I am a mod…and your post (like most your others) are noted. Good luck with that TDS.
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18 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:
So, you’re willing to cut a position and then privatize it (e.g., your ATC example)?
No…I’m willing to cut some positions, and then privatize even fewer of the ones cut. ATC is needed, just like airport security, but it doesn’t necessarily need to be government employees. National Park employees (as an example)…we can cut some of those and also don’t need to privatize the ones we cut.
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14 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:
When you cut in this administration, the position is eliminated. How do I know? I was a GS in this administration. I do agree there there are plenty of federal workers positions that are bloated and need to be eliminated, however you cut with a scalpel, not a chainsaw. These idiots are cutting key positions, like the nuclear scientists at NNSA, and then frantically trying to hire them back when they found out they are actually needed. There’s going to be time when those SMEs tell them to fuck off and they don’t come back, taking their decades of knowledge with them.
Well, the left doesn’t seem to want to cut any positions, and rather expand the government, so in the meantime I’ll take just about any cuts. Are some positions more important to cut than others, of course…but let’s not pretend that the big government types (and yes, that includes those in the GOP) want to cut much of anything.
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1 minute ago, disgruntledemployee said:
What if said GS13 salary is an ATC Controller?
I said cut, not eliminated—way too many government employees who are definitely not needed. As for ATC, I would much rather see it privatized, but until then, they definitely provide a needed service when compared to many of the national park government employees, as one example.
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On 10/10/2025 at 1:34 PM, disgruntledemployee said:
This was about Pete, but sure, Trump hired him. You say you can think of worse people, I can think of better. Don't we want good people running our country that we served? I keep asking that question.
You didn’t make this big of a stink over the last 15+ years of other people who were serving in various high level positions, when there were better/stronger options available.
Dude, you hate Trump, and just about everyone he picks to serve on his team. We get it. You’re free to have your opinion, but your emotions on this issue have gotten quite old.
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13 hours ago, Banzai said:
Ends justify the means, eh?
Probably the same reason this guy will win…don’t pretend that you progressives are above the nonsense.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna235573
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33 minutes ago, Day Man said:
Memphis?
Dude, you’re just embarrassing yourself.
https://app.enhancedvoting.com/results/public/shelby-county-tn/elections/General11052024
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40 minutes ago, frog said:
POTUS now interested in Ukraine gaining all of their territory back. Pretty dramatic shift from even 30’days ago.
Interesting way to get the Dems’ support on allowing Putin to keep the seized territory.
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Wait…I thought the left said that Trump is who caused Kimmel off the air because Trump is against free speech? So did Trump change his mind, or…?
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3 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Texas A&M stuns ND with a Hail Mary as the clock runs out...ND now 1-2.
Have to respectfully disagree with you there bud…it was an 11 yard pass, so definitely not what I would call a “Hail Mary”. But it was an awesome and exciting finish. ND is also 0-2 now, not 1-2.
I agree with much of the rest of your analysis—good stuff and glad the beginning of the season has yet to disappoint!
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56 minutes ago, Day Man said:I don't agree with killing someone for exercising their first amendment rights. I also don't recall this level of backlash or attention when the Hortmans were assassinated in MN...why the difference? I couldn't find any associated posts here after searching 'hortman' or 'minnesota'
Of course their assassinations were horrible and wrong. As for not posting about it, I don’t think most people (nationally) even know who those people were, whereas Charlie Kirk was definitely well known. And if you did an unsuccessful search for their names, why didn’t you post about it when it occurred?
The point is what I don’t recall is a big conservative push to say how it was a good thing those state reps were killed—unless I missed something?
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The evidence that Trump raped underage girls is about as strong as the evidence that Trump colluded with Russia.
As others have said, if the Dems had this on Trump, they most definitely would have released it before Nov 2024. Until someone can give me a legitimate reason that such evidence exists and then further why the Dems intentionally chose to not release it, then it can all be easily dismissed without evidence.
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It appears the current reports suggest the Captain shutoff the engines…this along with reports that he had some problems with depression/mental illness in his recent past tells me what most likely happened.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
in General Discussion
Not at all…but if you’re anti what Trump does, just because it’s Trump, then you have TDS. Likewise if you’re anti what the Dems do, but are ok with it when Trump does it, then you’re also being a hypocrite. There’s a lot I don’t like about Trump and the GOP…and there are some things I like about what the Dems want (drug legislation and less involvement in foreign wars, though the later seems to be more in the distant past).
Ask me what my opinions are on an issue and I’ll happily provide an answer, and you’ll find that I’m fairly consistent.