You said "Reagan fired thousands upon thousands of ATC because they dared to ask for proper wages." All I did was correct you, and I didn't do so rudely. The rational reaction would be, "Huh, this issue is more complex than I initially thought. I should learn more about it."
The salaries were in comparison to the private sector. TBH I'm not sure what jobs & ages they chose to compare Federal salaries to the private sector. Seems kinda arbitrary. Perhaps it was in comparison to private sector union workers?
The air traffic controller union was asking for a 32-hour work week and a $10,000 a year raise. The counter offer would give them salaries higher than the private sector, but keep the work week at 5 days instead of 4. So they went on strike.
After the workers disobeyed a Federal judge's orders to return to work, they were fired.
EDIT: It's so funny that if you make any comment that doesn't tow the left wing narrative here on HN you're down voted. I'm not right or left, but find it kinda sad.
I suspect that most people are so against the lab manufactured hypothesis because they've been infected by Covid, probably multiple times, and have decided to stop taking precautions. To accept that you've been infected with a bioweapon is a pretty upsetting prospect.
Normally I would disregard their findings. However, the FBI, former head of the CDC, and Congressional panel all came to the same conclusion: Covid was made in a lab.
After spending some time on the teachers subreddit I completely understand why so many people are choosing to homeschool. The amount of in-classroom abuse -- verbal and physical -- in addition to the entitled parents is shocking.
Excerpt: "They knew armed guards would be required to protect their compounds from raiders as well as angry mobs. One had already secured a dozen Navy Seals to make their way to his compound if he gave them the right cue. But how would he pay the guards once even his crypto was worthless? What would stop the guards from eventually choosing their own leader? The billionaires considered using special combination locks on the food supply that only they knew. Or making guards wear disciplinary collars of some kind in return for their survival."
I'm implying that is something that needs to be investigated. The motive is there: hundreds of billions of dollars. And people do not become billionaires by being nice and playing nice. Many of them have clinical psychopathy (ASPD).
Do you think the Boeing whistle blowers just keep running into bad luck?
When billions - perhaps trillions - of dollars are on the line, CEOs and their associates will stop at nothing to get that money. They're surely not going to let the life of a single person stand in their way.
Look at what the eBay CEO did to someone simply criticizing them.
The only thing I can think of that shouldn't result in a big societal argument would be quality air filters in schools and workplaces. Preferably with a CO2 monitor so people get used to checking if air is relatively clean or not.
But as someone with long covid I've given up on anything being done.
I for sure assume this is a multi-factorial problem, with COVID impacts being one of many. I understand why people are reluctant to acknowledge and discuss this. It would make repeated COVID infections a terrifying prospect.
I had heard about the increase in rage outbursts, but hadn't seen the unruly passenger data. Interesting! (And not in a good way)
Yes, but study after study shows brain damage. In fact, viral reservoirs often persist in brain tissue for up to a year after infection. This is why we're seeing problems with very young children who were not born during lockdown or were infants.
There were lots of additional problems, but at some point we need to own up to the brain damage and other neurological impacts being caused by repeated COVID infections.
COVID causes neurological damage which includes brain damage. (People who lost their sense of smell were suffering mild, localized brain damage.)
Another observable impact is a steady rise in car crashes post COVID. The data is there, but most people want to whistle past the proverbial graveyard.