It's all about privatization and money making for select people/companies (Reply #23)

In the discussion thread: Congress, White House near deal to create Space Force in exchange for paid leave for federal workers [View all]

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:13 PM

karin_sj (528 posts)

23. It's all about privatization and money making for select people/companies

There's a LOT of money to be made if this thing passes. It will bring megabucks to those "selected" by Trump and the Repukes to handle the work. Probably And who's going to pay for it? Well, we taxpayers, of course. I'm all for paid leave for federal workers but this is at too big of a cost.

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
Congress, White House near deal to create Space Force in exchange for paid leave for federal workers [View all]	demmiblue	Dec 2019	OP
Please tell me this is from the Onion not the WaPo. n/t	rzemanfl	Dec 2019	#1
+1000! nt	JoeOtterbein	Dec 2019	#20
I think Democrats should reject it. Chances very good they can get fed leave enacted in 2021.	Bernardo de La Paz	Dec 2019	#2
The problem is that China & Russia are already doing it.	oldsoftie	Dec 2019	#12
There is no way either the Russians or the Chinese would take out the GPS system	lapfog_1	Dec 2019	#28
Russia has their own GPS system GLONASS	jpak	Dec 2019	#44
What's wrong with the Air Force Space Command?	Flaleftist	Dec 2019	#31
I was mostly responding to the comment that we shouldnt weaponize space.	oldsoftie	Dec 2019	#34
There's a joint-service Space Command already	jmowreader	Dec 2019	#43
I recall when the Space Force and the Space Command were designated as such and	politicaljunkie41910	Dec 2019	#45
Space Command ended in 2002.	LaurenOlimina	Dec 2019	#51
Trump thinks he's Buck Rogers	bucolic_frolic	Dec 2019	#3
We do need a bigger better space "force" but putting it under the department of defense	logosoco	Dec 2019	#4
tRump is holding workers hostage to his re-election platform and legacy. Abuse of Power. . . nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Dec 2019	#8
Looks like a little "quid pro quo" if you ask me.	pazzyanne	Dec 2019	#13
Actually it looks like traditional legislative horse trading	onenote	Dec 2019	#16
I was replying to Bernardo de la Paz's post which states:	pazzyanne	Dec 2019	#19
What Trump did with respect to the Ukraine was a blatant abuse of power	onenote	Dec 2019	#24
A "little" ??????	DENVERPOPS	Dec 2019	#26
THANK YOU	Wawannabe	Dec 2019	#27
The house dems	DENVERPOPS	Dec 2019	#46
Maybe I should have used the sarcasm emoji.	pazzyanne	Dec 2019	#38
"Fiscal Hawk Conservative Republicans in Congress", oh Lord! Good one!	Firestorm49	Dec 2019	#5
The shortest-lived government agency in history.	Mike 03	Dec 2019	#6
This is the most insane way I EVER heard to create a new agency	packman	Dec 2019	#7
quit negotiating with these morans . i really mean it.	AllaN01Bear	Dec 2019	#9
Don't Do It Democrats	Roy Rolling	Dec 2019	#10
the kind of morons fornicate face would put in charge of the space force	47of74	Dec 2019	#11
That whole thing never made sense to be me because how could the Earth Force even know	cstanleytech	Dec 2019	#41
Just something else	Faux pas	Dec 2019	#14
From the linked article	left-of-center2012	Dec 2019	#15
Say this is approved, then we have paid leave for federal workers tied to another	in2herbs	Dec 2019	#17
Scam city . . .	Iliyah	Dec 2019	#18
Always	defacto7	Dec 2019	#58
Dems shouldn't vote Space Command. Let NASA handle space	iluvtennis	Dec 2019	#21
Just an all around bad idea	Kaiserguy	Dec 2019	#22
It's all about privatization and money making for select people/companies	karin_sj	Dec 2019	#23
When did Federal workers lose their entitlement for paid leave?	Sinistrous	Dec 2019	#25
There still is. Plenty of leave & holidays. Just not 12 weeks family leave.	oldsoftie	Dec 2019	#35
Thanks for clearing that up for me.	Sinistrous	Dec 2019	#54
Hell this would be the time for the Dems to hold out for ALL Workers in America	SterlingPound	Dec 2019	#29
Is this only for parents of newborns?	MichMan	Dec 2019	#30
You are correct. 60 more days plain leave would be plain thievery.	oldsoftie	Dec 2019	#36
I believe it would be for just like it says, "paid parental leave"	imavoter	Dec 2019	#55
Repugs who claim they want smaller government....	louis-t	Dec 2019	#32
If this comes under the Air Force,	Bayard	Dec 2019	#33
This all started right after tRump watched...	B Stieg	Dec 2019	#37
How much is this stupid space force thing going to cost us taxpayers?	Owl	Dec 2019	#39
I cannot help but think of Trump wearing one of those corny space suits from the old television	cstanleytech	Dec 2019	#40
Did they make a spacesuit with spurs?	Rollo	Dec 2019	#48
This one?	sheshe2	Dec 2019	#52
More like	cstanleytech	Dec 2019	#56
This is bad in so many ways, working with the fascists to create more fascism, keep this up and we	yaesu	Dec 2019	#42
Why is it that this is all I feel like doing, all day. Every day.	Dem2theMax	Dec 2019	#47
May the Schwartz be with you!	nwduke	Dec 2019	#49
Even if "SPACE FORCE" is necessary, it must be denied for Trump.	Progressive Jones	Dec 2019	#50
I'm one of the few people here on DU for this.	LaurenOlimina	Dec 2019	#53
This seems to be a stupid deal	Politicub	Dec 2019	#57

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