Comments by "Jim Werther" (@jimwerther) on "Privatize Air Traffic Control!" video.

This may be one of the best of Stossel's videos. Why? Because even a small-government guy like me was dubious about privatizing something like ATC, but Stossel turned me around in a matter of minutes! Excellent work.
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@YashArya01 Government should be as small as possible, but certain basic services is where it should be put to use, such as the military, law enforcement, firefighting, and building of public roads. I would have put ATC in that group, but Stossel made an excellent case to privatize it. Trurthfully, I'm still not clear how that would work in practice, but Stossel made a strong enough case that I'm convinced it can be done, as it apparently has been in numerous countries. Were I a member of the United States Congress I would certainly want to hear more from both sides, but I'm already convinced by Stossel that the answer most likely involves its privatization. Thank you for the intelligent follow-up question. Worthwhile discussion on YT does in fact exist. Who knew?
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@dk-bw4gk I say yes, definitely as regards the NTSB. It appears they do an excellent job after disasters (God forbid) in order to make sure that they don't repeat. As Stossel noted here, Aeroflot crashes were relatively routine in the USSR. Even today, it is hardly unusual for other countries to invite in the NTSB to investigate should things go wrong. It is good to know that we live in a time and place wherein we have the capability and will to follow up should disaster strike, in an attempt to make the necessary changes to ensure that nothing of the sort happens again. There is no question that the changess implemented due to comprehensive investigations by the NTSB have saved many lives over the years.
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Folks, the biggest story here isn't government, it's labor and their control of the Democrat Party. That arrangement is wrecking this country, most obviously by ensuring that our children receive garbage education, but in everything else as well. Public service unions should be banned by law, even by Constitutional Amendment if necessary.
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bastiat Do you want to privatize firefighting, law enforcment and the military as well? Please explain how that would work.
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@larryk1865 No one is advocating computers replacing humans in the cockpits at this time
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@petesmitt Actually, the worst-run services are those run by government. As the old saying goes, "If the Sahara was run by the government, they'd run out of sand".
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