Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Political Gain In Flight Delays Or How To Damage Our Economy More

Let us now punish those who fly.
Let us now have political gain by the Obama Administration.
The sequester cuts which have now taken hold by the Federal Aviation Administration are forcing air traffic controllers to be furloughed and thus creating an economically manufactured crisis of the greatest proportions for those who fly.
And how safe is our air flight now with even less air traffic controllers on duty?
Thus we must examine how much extra economic burden this is now creating in our economy.  The loss of time and money is now enormous for those who must travel for business purposes.  The loss of time and money for those carriers who carry freight and products is now enormous.
The economic blame should be placed directly on the FAA and Mr. Obama.
Yet we still see the President flying anywhere in the country he chooses.  Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
Yet we still see no cuts to the additional $123 million dollars to Syria.  Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
Yet we still see no cuts to the $750 million given to Mexico.   Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
Yet we see no cuts to salaries and benefits or staffs to our Congressional Representatives and Senators.  Maybe that money could have been used to stop these furloughs.
In my economic opinion there were many other ways to save money in the FAA rather than punish those who fly.
My suggestion to resolving this issue is to bill three fold, the FAA, your elected US Representative and your elected US Senators for your time wasted and lost due to these excessive waits and delays for your flights.  That will create some economic realism for these economically illiterate paid and elected officials who supposedly represent us.

Let us now punish those who fly.
Let us now have political gain by the Obama Administration.
Let us now bill them for our lost productivity and time.

1 comment:

ICU 2 26.2 said...

It all seems so reasonable, Bob. Thanks for a thoughtful view of the situation.