Originally Posted by
gingersnaps
Yes less secure, because based on passed performance of TSA and it management style, a profit motivated business has more incentive to ignore security issues and to do whatever TSA management tells them to do.
Sorry, I can't even figure out what you're trying to say. First, why would "a profit-motivated business" have incentive to do [things] based on TSA's pas
t performance and TSA's management style? How does
TSA's performance and management style have any influence on what a private business is going to do?
Second, "ignoring security issues" and "doing what TSA tells them" should be contradictory (in theory, at least). Or are you saying that TSA management would
tell them to ignore security issues?
Third, a profit-motivated business is driven - pretty much by definition - by a desire to make profits. It's not at all clear that ignoring security issues (and doing whatever TSA management tells them to) are going to lead to profits.
A profit-motivated business would supply adequate (note: adequate, not excessive, over-the-top, gold-plated) service with the optimum number of staff. If they hire excess staff who stand around (ala TSA), that will cut into profits. If they hire staff for rubbish like the BDO program, that will cut into profits. If they do a poor job of security - either by making it unpleasant for passengers or by failing to prevent a preventable incident, the airports/airlines will complain (after the customers complain to them) and another profit-motivated business will be found to take over the role.
Originally Posted by
gingersnaps
Your personal opinions aside, could you support your claims with documented facts? I do not think there is any evidence of increasing TSA budget.
Is an official budget statement from DHS documented enough for you?
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/fi...BIB-MASTER.pdf
Originally Posted by DHS official budget paper, page 10:
2015: $7,377,367,000
2016: $7,440,096,000
2017: $7,589,079,000
increase 2016 - 17: $148,983,000 or 2%
That, and the fact that gov't departments since the Pharaohs (probably before) ALWAYS ask for more money this year than last.
Originally Posted by
gingersnaps
Neffenger has spoken about how TSA Management was rated. Neffenger even stated that the performance measurement would be reevaluated.
Sure, but only in so much as TSA's 5% success rate makes Neffenger look bad, which is ineffective when you're asking for more money to continue sucking, and is bad for his continued career at TSA. He needs the performance measures to improve so he can justify his continued position and more money.
What kind of idiots would throw $7.6 BILLION at something that continues to fail year after year? (Oh, yeah. Those idiots.
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