Actually, the usual people theorized the old system was ineffective because of poor pay and poor training. They blamed private industry, greed, profit, etc. Their cure? The usual: "government can do it better."
After the terror attacks the government-lovers' dream was fulfilled: pay was tripled[1], the service nationalized, employees made civil servants[2], and all personnel intensively re-trained. Result? Cost increased by factors, no improvement in service, legions of new, permanent workers.
Pretty standard government outcome.
Cheers, James Arthur
[1] a pal of mine was offered $60K-ish to be a screener. [2] "A career at TSA offers more than just rewarding work. We are Federal employees so we enjoy those benefits."
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Well you can use google groups or try the archive, See the standard trailer:
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krw
I generally hate GG's UI so only go there as a last resort, if I'm
*really* interested. I'll look them up later. Thanks, again.
Keith
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Nemo
Paul Hovnanian P.E. reminisced...
Heck! Family reunions sure are rough affairs in America.
Nemo
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