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Trump plans to focus on infrastructure, starting with privatizing air traffic control
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They have nothing new to show or share today, shocking.
https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/871741434650656768
https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/871742202178940928
https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/871741434650656768
https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/871742202178940928
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
The goal of infrastructure should be to best serve all people, privatization changes that to lower costs and turn a profit.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
What does "had it in the can" mean?
Wanda/Wander
Member
It was in his backlog. -Probably legislation he drew up a while ago.
Futurevoid
Member
https://transportation.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399699
The bill already exists. i.e. no work needed from the WH. Take existing bill, push existing bill, etc.
Basically they are dusting off old plan made up by someone else than WH, reheating and introducing as their idea to kickoff this infrastructure week.
Most likely talking about bill by Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Penn.) and been around for a while.
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If I remember right they couldn't deny them on free speech grounds, so they gave them the Rosa Parks Highway.
Skinny Pete
Banned
We will have the biggest and best coal in the world. Believe me.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
Pagusas
Elden Member
That's basically how my commute on dallas works now lol, "I can take Sam Rayburn and 35 and pay $2.45, or take Dallas North Tollway and George bush and pay $4.50 but get there 10 minutes sooner"
Between my wife and I we pay about $300 a month in tolls consistently. On the plus side there is no state income tax!...
Omegasquash
Member
Doesn't ATC already interact with private industry somewhat already?
Pagusas
Elden Member
I always assumed they would have to. Aren't some smaller towers already private (with oversight)?
crowphoenix
Banned
How do you privatize Air Traffic Control? Who pays? What if you can't pay? Will companies be able to pay more to ensure faster trips through the queue?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Pagusas
Elden Member
See Canada, U.K., Germany and France. This isn't some new or unknown territory.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Man, you onow how shitty it is to have certain highways tolled? Like it ruins traffic when you have perfect viable routes to places but the toll just discourages people from using them to the point where free ones are just congested to hell and back. Why the fuck would anyone want that?
Pagusas
Elden Member
Well one major benifits is tolls roads are usually kept up a whole lot better than public ones. I hate driving non-till major roads in Dallas as they always are in disrepair. 114 is miserable to drive on, where as George bush, 121 and the express lanes for 635 are super nice.
Hold on, what???
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Yeah I'm wondering this as well. So like Delta would be in charge of their own Air Traffic Control and then charge extra for tickets?
Read OP: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1384431
Something like this has been going on for long, long time now most likely. Because of all Russia stuff in news it's just getting media attention now.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
Member
Unbelievable how the United States is becoming more and more run by companies and you guys just letting it happen.
Senators which are openly getting paid by companies.
Private prisons which is basically legal slavery.
Don't even get me started on the hyper consumerism.
Senators which are openly getting paid by companies.
Private prisons which is basically legal slavery.
Don't even get me started on the hyper consumerism.
Are you kidding me?
Literal loss for words.
crowphoenix
Banned
Thank you. Took a quick look around regarding Nav Canada, but I have not found the break down I am looking for. I will look again later.
Impeccable
Member
This press conference.
When was the last time these fucks took something other than a private jet.
When was the last time these fucks took something other than a private jet.
This is what happens when people get fooled with the idea that their country isn't great.
MONDOCORP is coming.
BlackGhost
Banned
"The previous administration"
They just can't help themselves -_-
They just can't help themselves -_-
When it sounds stupid, just blame the black man.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
The coal is dead, Jim.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
That was a whole lot of nothing
maabus1999
Member
Someone should send them a copy of the Delta Airlines Study from 2016 that said privatization could increase costs by 20 to 29%...
http://news.delta.com/delta-study-privatizing-air-traffic-control-will-increase-costs-travelers
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http://news.delta.com/delta-study-privatizing-air-traffic-control-will-increase-costs-travelers
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I think Trump meant cheaper prices for the millionaires and billionaires while the cost increase is for the low and middle income...
Faaaaaaakkkkkeeeeeeee nnnneeeeeewwwwesssss
the_firewithin
Member
Give it less than 3 months after this is in effect before first major accident
BoogieWoogie
Banned
What does this need in order to be approved? Congressional and Senate votes? I would think it would be dead in the water if thats the case.
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Staff all the private ATC contractors with Muslims, blame them when it fucks up /s
It's legislation, it needs to get through congress. It's failed to get through before, but I honestly don't know what's its current chances are.
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