And isn't capitalism based upon the idea of competition. Where's the
competition in the case of ATC?


"K. Ari Krupnikov" wrote in message
...
Chip, I don't know anything about privatization. This is why I'm in
software engineering and not in economics or politics. I do know that
yours are some of the most informative posts here. They usually make a
lot more sense than most people's in this group. But in this thread,
you confuse the hell out of me.

"Chip Jones" writes:

The controllers union isn't afraid of privatization because the of a
system
funding issue.

He then writes:

The issue for American federal controllers isn't funding or job
security.

And then he writes:

We know that a contractor will be in the game to make money, and
that staffing levels, salaries and equipment costs will all eat at
the profits. Not good for us.

Ari.