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I oppose not hiring air traffic controllers because of their race, especially when the towers are already understaffed. But I guess a few deaths is worth it, am I right?
Are you sure the reason they don’t hire anyone isn’t lack of budget to do so?
I’m opposed to insufficient funding for vital services but you don’t see me blaming DEI
Your comment makes no sense, have a nice day!
I think it make sense. They're saying its a bad idea to not hire someone who's qualified, just because of the color of their skin.
Is that actually a thing you have confirmed happening anywhere though? I can see a qualification tie going to diversity (because diversity has been proven to spark creative solutions, etc.), but the myth that "whites" are just being passed over for anyone "non-whites" sounds like racist propaganda. And repeating it as a "question" is playing, either intentionally or not, into that propaganda.
While I’m sure it does happen ….. no one is doing that to the extent they are understaffed. That’s just dumb. If they are understaffed , its almost always budget
Yes it's a thing. They're even facing a class action lawsuit over it. https://nypost.com/2025/01/31/us-news/faa-embroiled-in-lawsuit-alleging-it-turned-away-1000-applicants-based-on-race/?lctg=607d91df4adeb921db19b3b8 https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/1/editorial-faa-turned-away-qualified-air-traffic-co/
The crux of the lawsuit is that the FAA, under the Obama administration, dropped a skill-based system for hiring controllers and replaced it with a “biographical assessment” in an alleged bid to boost the number of minority job applicants.
Why didn't Trump fix this the first time?
Too busy golfing?
If that were to happen that would indeed be a bad idea, I agree.