Full Version: TSA Public or Private
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A couple Republicans are starting to doubt the wisdom of the TSA and are considering returning the screening jobs back to the private sector.
Who would be more effective and a better guardian of our safety in regards to airport screening? Government or Private sector?
Personally i think Private sector would be a better idea. Unfortunatly for the Republicans they are realizing far too late that when you unleash the Hounds of Beauracracy you can rarely reign them back into the kennel.
This particular tick is now buried to deep to be removed, and its all over but the sounds of the blood sucking.
A couple Republicans are starting to doubt the wisdom of the TSA and are considering returning the screening jobs back to the private sector.
Who would be more effective and a better guardian of our safety in regards to airport screening? Government or Private sector?
Personally i think Private sector would be a better idea. Unfortunatly for the Republicans they are realizing far too late that when you unleash the Hounds of Beauracracy you can rarely reign them back into the kennel.
This particular tick is now buried to deep to be removed, and its all over but the sounds of the blood sucking.
When deciding to transfer something from the private sector to the public sector (or vice-versa), you gotta ask yourself some questions:
1. Can the public sector provide this service effectively?
Although not perfect (who expects perfection anyway?), it's certainly doing a better and more professional job than what it replaced.
2. Can the private sector provide this service just as effectively and for less money?
They could, but given the pressures of the airlines to make security faster and less intrusive, I wonder if they'll devolve back into the mess that let the hijackers on the planes with box cutters. Will it be cheaper, though? I think it'll be a wash, since the private sector demands a profitable enterprise, so that jacks up the costs.
3. Could the public sector provide oversight while the private sector provide the actual service?
This is a possible compromise, but where was the SEC when two HUGE companies (Enron and WorldCom) were running themselves into the ground? Are we comfortable with the effectiveness of EPA oversight these days? I worry that politicians will cut this oversight so that the airlines and security services can make more money and put more contributions in the politicians' pockets.
What's scary is that a Republican Congress and a Republican president are short-changing an agency that's supposed to watch over ALL transportation security in this country. Who'da thunk it?
1. Can the public sector provide this service effectively?
Although not perfect (who expects perfection anyway?), it's certainly doing a better and more professional job than what it replaced.
2. Can the private sector provide this service just as effectively and for less money?
They could, but given the pressures of the airlines to make security faster and less intrusive, I wonder if they'll devolve back into the mess that let the hijackers on the planes with box cutters. Will it be cheaper, though? I think it'll be a wash, since the private sector demands a profitable enterprise, so that jacks up the costs.
3. Could the public sector provide oversight while the private sector provide the actual service?
This is a possible compromise, but where was the SEC when two HUGE companies (Enron and WorldCom) were running themselves into the ground? Are we comfortable with the effectiveness of EPA oversight these days? I worry that politicians will cut this oversight so that the airlines and security services can make more money and put more contributions in the politicians' pockets.
What's scary is that a Republican Congress and a Republican president are short-changing an agency that's supposed to watch over ALL transportation security in this country. Who'da thunk it?
Who would be more effective and a better guardian of our safety in regards to airport screening? Government or Private sector?
I would tend to think this should be handled by the private sector, but with a couple of reservations.
1) There would be a need for some serious oversight and/or regulation of these private companies. They would need to follow standard procedures, run standard background checks on employees, have a certain level of training, etc.
2) The biggest problem before 9/11 with these companies was they didn't pay very much and consequently couldn't attract quality workers. Something would need to be done to ensure the pay scale was adequate. I would go so far as to say the costs should be passed directly on to airlines.
I would tend to think this should be handled by the private sector, but with a couple of reservations.
1) There would be a need for some serious oversight and/or regulation of these private companies. They would need to follow standard procedures, run standard background checks on employees, have a certain level of training, etc.
2) The biggest problem before 9/11 with these companies was they didn't pay very much and consequently couldn't attract quality workers. Something would need to be done to ensure the pay scale was adequate. I would go so far as to say the costs should be passed directly on to airlines.
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1) There would be a need for some serious oversight and/or regulation of these private companies. They would need to follow standard procedures, run standard background checks on employees, have a certain level of training, etc.
2) The biggest problem before 9/11 with these companies was they didn't pay very much and consequently couldn't attract quality workers. Something would need to be done to ensure the pay scale was adequate. I would go so far as to say the costs should be passed directly on to airlines.
2) The biggest problem before 9/11 with these companies was they didn't pay very much and consequently couldn't attract quality workers. Something would need to be done to ensure the pay scale was adequate. I would go so far as to say the costs should be passed directly on to airlines.
This and I would also add that the airliners and security be separate companies.
This would allow competition on who can bring the best security with the least price.
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