Safety, jobs ammo in budget wars

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Don’t look now, but Chicken Little is flapping around Washington shouting “The sky is falling. The sky is falling.” Or maybe it is the politicians running around shouting “safety” and “jobs” in every comment about the budget disagreement. Whatever position is taken on the budget, safety and jobs are used to justify that position.

The recent incidents with air traffic controllers napping during the late night hours gave both sides of the budget discussion ammunition for their arguments. Read more...

===> Posted on April 24, 2011 by Charles Spence. No comments. © GAN 2011