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FAA Plans Possible Tower Closures to Cut $600 Million
To prepare for the possibility of a budget sequestration on March 1, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making plans to reduce its expenditures by approximately $600 million for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2013. Some busier facilities include: LVK, SAC, SQL, ISM, LAL, OPF, ORL, NEW, HXD, CLL, SGR and OSH. (www.faa.gov) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Then they are building a brand new tower in Cleveland... Spending millions when the old one looks brand new. Then United will probably close down that mini hub they got from the Continental merger!
There are probably some contract and lite use towers that need to be closed, sequestration or not, but the biggest thing wrong with this whole mess is that it pretty much forces an across the borad cut, instead of forcing department heads to be like civilian CEO's and cut the fat. There is some needful stuff they do and then there is fat that has been created over the years that has become entrenched. It is not right to penalize everybody. The ones providing a needful service need to be left alone and unfurloughed; the rest, done away with. Those cabinet and department heads that can't do it should be replaced themselves. Congress shouldn't have to micro manage a government agency. Folks need to realize that the teat is out of milk.IMHO
Here's a concept, how about using the tax revenue off the aviation fuel sales for what it is intended for instead of dumping it into the general fund to subsidize other entitlement programs.
Here's a concept, how about using the tax revenue off the aviation fuel sales for what it is intended for instead of dumping it into the general fund to subsidize other entitlement programs.
THE SKY IS FALLING!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a bunch of boloney! I'm sick of the stupid games the various Federal agencies are playing right now with the "cuts" that aren't cuts, but a decrease in the increase in spending. B.S.
What a bunch of boloney! I'm sick of the stupid games the various Federal agencies are playing right now with the "cuts" that aren't cuts, but a decrease in the increase in spending. B.S.
Need to cut FOREIGN AID AND FOOD STAMPS. End of statement.