Re:Time to Close the Security Theater
by bluedanieru on Friday July 01, 2011 @10:01PM
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No, I have no problem with any of that. The author seemed to be proposing that the government should get out completely, and there would be no standards X, Y, and Z.
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He proposes abolition of the TSA. Which I endorse.
Nothing about what to replace it with. Long on emotion, short on details.
Re:Time to Close the Security Theater
by bluedanieru on Saturday July 02, 2011 @12:43PM
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He supports privatizing airports and airliners (both already are so I'm not sure what he's on about) and the 'airways' (presumably he wants to abolish the FAA?). He implies that government intervention in air travel can't make us more secure. It's pretty clear what his solution is, and it isn't a well-regulated air travel industry. It's a not-regulated air travel industry, or nearly so.
Some might object that private firms will have incentives to cut corners on safety. It is a legitimate concern, but competitive mechanisms tend to weed this out.
He's not talking about regulation here. He thinks solid airline security will just happen.
both already are
My local public-use airport (Outagamie County Regional Airport) is owned by the county.
DFW is owned by the cities of Dallas and Forth Worth.
JKF is owned by the City of New York.
What airports are owned by private interests?
The rest of the points you make I did not see in the article - but I merely skimmed, having read things like that before.