You having IT to staff is an example of capitalism, and you going to that job is where we are as a nation. It could be much different.
Where are we as a nation exactly?
I work at places where entire IT staffs have been outsourced and operations, system admins, developers, etc...are now foreigners on work visas.
That's an example of capitalism at work. And where innovation gets you. The difference in quality is quite notifeable.
Something as important as air space should not be left to people (read as corporations, don't forget they're people), that have nothing else to do but make money off it.
For many it is, we have half as many people as 10 years ago.
You're not convincing me that this is a smart move. I don't support privatization of infrastructure like the DOT. Just like i don't support privatization of prisons.
There's lots of info out there how capitalism has changed our country since it's inception.
The transportation industry is about to get a similar shock treatment with autonomy.For many it is, we have half as many people as 10 years ago.
That was war socialism.Right, we turned into the most powerful nation on earth. Is that the info you mean?
So capitalism is bad right?
I would t be responding to you via electrons on this message board on this tablet in this air conditioned house with wifi and lights and such without it.
Why does the government need to run it?
Our rise to the top was largely kicked off by WW 2, IIRC. Want to learn? Look up corporate tax rates from that era. Our government didn't just print money to get where we are.Right, we turned into the most powerful nation on earth. Is that the info you mean?
That combined with income divergence to continue separating the 1% from the rest of reality. I am currently writing a research paper on autonomy and its impact on our society which is where I learned just how far along it really is. For working people in logistics its about to replace you on a larger scale. Taxi drivers are about to go the way of the dodo bird with companies like Uber, Lyft, Udacity, Waymo and Voyager all rapidly developing SAE level 5 autonomous shuttles.Our rise to the top was largely kicked off by WW 2, IIRC. Want to learn? Look up corporate tax rates from that era. Our government didn't just print money to get where we are.
1. The Airlines Are Pushing for “Privatization” to Gain More Control Over Air Traffic Control
2. Privatization would allow the airlines to collude and engage in anti-competitive behavior.
3, Privatization Would Not Alleviate Delays or Costs
4, Rural communities, agriculture, general aviation and small businesses would lose the most under Privatization
5, There are serious security concerns with privatization
6. There is no evidence that privatization would help to more quickly deploy NextGen and the CBO estimates that privatization would add to our national deficit
7. The Public Wants the FAA to Stay in Control of the Air Traffic Control System.
Our FAA must retain oversight of the nation’s air traffic control system, so that our national aviation system continues to serve consumers and communities of all sizes.
Why does the government run the FAA anyways?
https://www.faa.gov/about/mission/activities/Gee, I don't know...why does the government run the Air Force or the Navy?
Cough...National Security?
What we do
Summary of Activities
We're responsible for the safety of civil aviation. The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the agency under the name Federal Aviation Agency.
We adopted our present name in 1967 when we became a part of the Department of Transportation. Our major roles include
- Regulating civil aviation to promote safety
- Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology
- Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft
- Researching and developing the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics
- Developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation
- Regulating U.S. commercial space transportation
Back to topic.. for Capitalism to work, it has to be market driven with little to some government regulations. I just can't see how market driven would apply to privatize the FAA. Each regional offices would have different regulation and procedures because they are run by different bushiness (bidders that won and got the contract awarded)? What incentive is there for private business to run FAA?
FAA is first point of contact from military to civilian airspace handoff (and vice versa) safety issues. Therefore, it is much easier for the military and civilian government to issue an edict that will be followed once an event takes place.
I shudder to think of what happens when a private corporation's goal to make profit is put above safety in the Federal Airspace, and that's not even the worst of it.
Imagine 911, but instead of contacting the FAA, the military has to go down the list of every single private company running the airspace over each city, county, state, or air corridor. Now imagine these companies putting the military requests second because they make them no money. Now, add to this, the knowledge that the worst thing that would happen is that the corporations would lose their contracts.
My opinion is: This is a recipe for disaster.
Ok, ok, ok, apparently you believe that America is incapable of figuring out how to adapt to the modern world. <shrug>
Why? Are Americans incapable of figuring out what other countries did to succeed when they switched over?
Funny thing about this is apparently there is no way we can copy these European countries ATC systems. Because it is so complex. But we should copy their health care systems. So funny to see people change their view of the same govts when it doesn't fit their idea of how things work.
Interestingly I learned today in many countries this has been privatized.
Anyways I am not against privatizing this function provided it accelerate modernization. We are decades behind the curve right now with the govt solution. But if a privatization wont moves us forward then leave it where it sits.
I've never seen anyone on the left calling for a national, single payer, private healthcare system. So I really don't see how it is being to point out hypocrisy.
At the end of the day, Congress will have to approve the funds for modernization either way, so I have no idea why privatizing it would all of a sudden get us modernization. Unless the private companies increased fees to crushing levels.
At the end of the day we have a party in control that refuses to increase revenue or funding for infrastructure. The answer isn't selling off all of our infrastructure, it's to kick out the clowns.
I was thinking that we should consider privatizing the presidency...oops too late.I'm legitimately curious, has the US federal government successfully (meaning reduced costs AND improved operational efficiency, better outcomes) privatized entire agencies? What sort of track record do we have with that?
I'm asking because I only know of a few examples (Amtrak and the Postal Service) and neither has been that much more successful, but I also don't think they've been fully privatized. There was talk of privatizing NASA to better compete with commercial launch operations, but I'm not sure that's going anywhere.