Sequester cuts: effects on travel.
Feb 24, 2013, 10:17 am
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Cities, states and the private sector have all delta with cutbacks over the last 6 years. the federal government has not.
Businesses are still operating and one can still get a human to answer when calling 911 so it is possible to live with less money.
What we will see is antics that affect the common man the most. Fewer front line TSA and airport slowdowns but the senior DHS officials won't give up their private jets to save money.
Businesses are still operating and one can still get a human to answer when calling 911 so it is possible to live with less money.
What we will see is antics that affect the common man the most. Fewer front line TSA and airport slowdowns but the senior DHS officials won't give up their private jets to save money.
Feb 24, 2013, 10:17 am
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Not DL specific. Existing thread in TravelBuzz --
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ts-travel.html
Also, long threads on a'net.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ts-travel.html
Also, long threads on a'net.
Feb 24, 2013, 11:17 am
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Do you think Delta will do something different than the other airlines?
Feb 24, 2013, 1:00 pm
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Feb 24, 2013, 3:30 pm
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MPR had a story on the local cuts recently, MSP is unaffected, DLH and RST lose overnight tower staffing and STC loses all staffing. Assuming this pattern holds nationwide, I would not want to be depending on the last bank of Delta Connection flights out of the hubs until I know what the Connection carriers' policy is on landing at an unstaffed field.
Feb 24, 2013, 6:06 pm
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Not DL specific. Existing thread in TravelBuzz --
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ts-travel.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ts-travel.html
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Feb 24, 2013, 7:46 pm
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Could not care less. I'd like to see them all in the unemployment line. That would improve my (and I suspect many other passengers') demeanor immensely.
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Feb 24, 2013, 11:05 pm
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For all the squealing going on, you'd think the pigs were about to be slaughtered... but really it's just a whole lot of noise over them not even liking the idea of a diet. And by diet, I mean not having a Twinkie at the end of a dinner consisting of 6 Super Size Big Mac meals.
And March 1 is going to be the end of the world? Come on... life will go on as normal. Lines won't be longer unless the TSOs drag their feet.
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Federal Government Expenditures 2003 $2,157bn 2004 $2,293bn 2005 $2,472bn 2006 $2,660bn 2007 $2,730bn 2008 $2,900bn 2009 $3,518bn 2010 $3,721bn 2011 $3,630bn 2012 $3,796bn 2013 (no cuts) $3,803bn 2013 (sequester) $3,718bn