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!