Question for Baron: TSA Screeners---Essential or Non-Essential?
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It should be privatized... no benefit in it being run/funded by the govt.
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If one of thousands is useful, they all are useful, eh? Why do you suppose they are stuck in there?
The swamp that is congress (esp Dems) knows that if they categorize certain important jobs as nonessential in the budget along with all of the deadwood, then they can always point to those few important jobs when a shut down occurs and make the fallacious argument that all of the shut down government functions are necessary. In fact, they are just a few out of thousands, but this common logical fallacy fools simple minds (you).
There are certainly going to be a few job descriptions in that massive amounts of dead wood that has been shut down that are important, and I would be all for finding money on the side or recategorizing certain jobs such the rangers and sanitation workers at the national parks or he TSA. But the vast majority are unnecessary.
Personally, in the case of the TSA, I would privatize it as I find the TSA to be a joke, and their workers give me the impression that they don’t give a damn, and they are totally comfortable in their job security as they treat people poorly.
Now, IF you feel that they are so essential, then you better start asking Pelosi why she is shutting down the government by not approving a miniscule amount (by US budget standards) for a wall.
You didn't answer my question. And the "dems"don't define essential vs. nonessential.
And non-essential doesn't mean unimportant.
And Mexico is paying for rhe wall. Did you forget?
So if GOP proposes a special measure to pay TSA only right now, you think Dems would support it?
You’re getting your ass kicked in this argument if you didn’t know it, btw.
Both essential and non-essential should be paid. Democtats have not said otherwise.
Of course, Little Hands and the anti-human party don't care. All the Feds are "deadwood" to them.
BTW, congrats on your victory pronouncement. Guessing that you learned how to do that from your Leader.
Not what I asked, dodger. I see you won't help essentials. We don't need nonessentials. you prove
my point. You lose.
You are a moron. Non-essential does not mean not important.
Essential generally equates to national security and public safety. Attorneys, scientists, engineers, accountants, etc. are almost always included in the non-essential pot.
I guess it's your position that all of those folks are deadwood and should be terminated.
A giant waste of time and money - the agency should be eliminated
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So the reports seem to be that “hundreds” out of 47,000 have started calling off “sick”
so they could find part time paid work during the partial shutdown. I’d surmise they are not essential and probably should not receive back pay when the Schumer/Pelosi shutdown is resolved and probably don’t need to be invited back to work. In any event, security screening should be paid for by the airlines.
Regardless, they have been designated as essential. They should work for free?
Patriotic duty?
They aren’t working for free. They will be paid.
The stupid thing is that non essential employees who are not working will also be paid.
You mean that they should work "months, even years" before being paid?
How would that work for you?
That won’t happen, obviously
But keep trying, maybe you will eventually get a clue.
Hey, just quoting your clueless leader.
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Pretty sure almost no one believes what Trump, Schumer or Pelosi say
and that also goes for what 90% of the brain dead members of Congress and the Executive branch spout off for the cameras.
Trump & GOP should propose paying TSA separately & let public see Dems refuse
They need the TSA to try to make the public feel at least some discomfort for the shutdown.
Not a bad idea. He should also move Coast Guard from DHS to DOD and pay them too
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DoD is not immune from shutdowns. They did escape this one however.
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It's essential to have them, but they can be private.
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And how would we pay private contractors with the govt shutdown? Sigh.
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The airlines should employ and pay them, obviously.
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But they don’t. So again, how does TSA pay private contractors when the govt is closed?
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I never said the TSA should or could pay private contractors so why do you keep asking me that?
My opinion is that the TSA government agency should not exist and that Airlines should be responsible for airline security screening. Saying “yes but they aren’t or “ yes but they won’t” is non responsive.
We'll pay them on Tuesday for Security today.
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Sure, and according your Orange leader perhaps not for months or years.
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Regardless, he always pays his debts.
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Seriously? You actually wrote that and didn't put a LOL tag on the end of the post?
Maybe you haven't been around for the last 3yrs and that is why you wrote he pays his debts.
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His bankruptcy creditors and small sub contractors over the years beg to differ.
A repulsive, reptilian being.
Stormy got paid.
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Paying hookers hush money has always been an Orange priority.
Number two, abortion payments.
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Apparently not for Chuck and Nancy
Who also don’t give a sh*t for the DACA kids.
Aw, you're having another Trump Snowflake meltdown.
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There's no need to comment that Trump does not care about either the TSA or DACA youths
But only the most gullible person alive would argue that either Chuck nor Nancy do.