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Old September 7th 06, 02:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jose[_1_]
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Monopolies don't require a feedback loop for profitability.

Well, uh... yes. That was half the point. The other half was that the
FAA isn't even out for profitability.

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Old September 8th 06, 03:58 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck
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Monopolies don't require a feedback loop for profitability.

Well, uh... yes. That was half the point. The other half was that the
FAA isn't even out for profitability.


Apparently you don't understand the employer-employee relationship.
What you fail to understand is that profitability is irrelevant. If
management *believes* that a dress code is best for the overall health
of the organization, then requiring workers to dress professionally is
well within their prerogitive.

Could I *measure* any direct improvement in our profits when I decided
to provide aviation-themed Hawaiian shirts (quite expensive ones, by
the way) to our desk staff employees, and required that they wear them?
Nope. But *I* thought they looked cool -- and that's all that
matters.

The FAA can require its employees to wear bullet-proof vests and Reebok
tennis shoes every day, if that's what they think is in their best
interest. You can continue to deny that this is part of the
employer-employee relationship -- but your denial won't change
anything.
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Old September 8th 06, 04:24 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jose[_1_]
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Apparently you don't understand the employer-employee relationship.
What you fail to understand is that profitability is irrelevant. If
management *believes* that a dress code is best for the overall health
of the organization, then requiring workers to dress professionally is
well within their prerogitive.


.... and if Management is wrong, then the overall health of the
organization suffers. For a profit making company, that eventually
invokes Darwin. Even if you think it's cool.

The FAA is immune from Darwin.

Jose
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Old September 8th 06, 01:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck
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The FAA is immune from Darwin.

Sadly, you keep making better and better arguments in favor of ATC
privatization.
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Old September 8th 06, 01:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Steven P. McNicoll[_1_]
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...

Sadly, you keep making better and better arguments in favor of ATC
privatization.


Why aren't you an advocate of ATC privatization? Why the inconsistency?


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Old September 8th 06, 04:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jose[_1_]
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Sadly, you keep making better and better arguments in favor of ATC
privatization.


A privatized ATC is also immune from Darwin. For essentially the same
reasons.

Jose
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Old September 8th 06, 06:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Skylune[_1_]
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Many federal, unionized employees have an entitlement mentality. You know,
like GA pilots who want tax subsidies to support their hobby.

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Old September 8th 06, 06:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Ron Lee
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"Skylune" wrote:

Many federal, unionized employees have an entitlement mentality. You know,
like GA pilots who want tax subsidies to support their hobby.


What don't you understand about fuel taxes? Are you working on your
assignment showing costs and fees/taxes paid among the various
aviation groups? If not then you really should stop the GA tax
subsidy rant.

Ron Lee


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Old September 8th 06, 07:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Steven P. McNicoll[_1_]
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"Ron Lee" wrote in message
...
"Skylune" wrote:

Many federal, unionized employees have an entitlement mentality. You
know,
like GA pilots who want tax subsidies to support their hobby.


What don't you understand about fuel taxes? Are you working on your
assignment showing costs and fees/taxes paid among the various
aviation groups? If not then you really should stop the GA tax
subsidy rant.


Skylune is an anti-aviation troll. He may even be aware that what he writes
is false, but that won't stop him from writing it.


 




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