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Old Feb 26, 2019, 7:50 am
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Originally Posted by cestmoi123
I'd actually support this legislation, if (a) the gov't paid for the barrier installation, and (b) it funded those payments (and a lot more besides) by dramatically scaling back or eliminating the FAM program. Once that barrier is in place, then any rationale for having FAMs on board completely goes away.
The only way government can pay for anything is by collecting taxes and fees, like the security fee passengers pay when flying.
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