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silverweb

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9. Another reason not to fly.

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Tue May 23, 2017, 04:32 PM

May 2017

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]It would take one hell of a family emergency to get me on a plane at this point.

What was a treat and a pleasure years ago is now pure torture - but with air traffic control corporation owned and without regulatory oversight ??

You'd almost think the reTHUGs were trying to destroy commercial air travel in this country!

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SHitler wants to hand over air traffic control to private corprats w/ no Gov't oversight?! [View all] CousinIT May 2017 OP

The more people they can kill in air traffic control failures, the better for them Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #1

i'm guessing the average air traveler is more republican than the general population unblock May 2017 #6

Yeah - What the fuckcould POSSIBLY go wrong. annabanana May 2017 #2

There is no stop to this insanity dalton99a May 2017 #3

Just as we finally recovered from Reagan firing of the air traffic controllers 30-odd years ago. sinkingfeeling May 2017 #4

What country will get our water rights? nt DURHAM D May 2017 #5

Which country has the worst water? Doreen May 2017 #11

Country or company? Nt lostnfound May 2017 #15

It's the Trumps. They don't care as long as the check clears. SaschaHM May 2017 #16

I tried to tell people. sarah FAILIN May 2017 #7

If the Russians get Alaska, they have to take Sarah Palin and her clan with them Yavin4 May 2017 #8

Hmm. That would put the senate in a 48-48 tie. madinmaryland May 2017 #10

Another reason not to fly. silverweb May 2017 #9

Should be fine... sarisataka May 2017 #12

Gee, what could go wrong here? sarcasmo May 2017 #13

I expect the pilots union and other groups will heavily protest Ilsa May 2017 #14

The Repukes have wanted to privatize air traffic control since RayGun burrowowl May 2017 #17