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Old 02-23-2013 | 09:17 AM
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From: FAA 'Flight Check'
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
Not to bring dreaded politics into this, but.....

It's an $85 billion cut from a $1.8 TRILLION discretionary budget. Do they really need to furlough safety-related personnel OR is it politics to scare the public?

I'm betting on the latter,

GF
The Administrator said that a VAST majority of the 47,000 employees would be furloughed. If ATC is in on the cuts then we aren't betting we are spared; though scare tactics certainly crosses the mind from time to time. It is a scuttlebutt rich topic!
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