Lifeguard Ferry PSA - The More You Know

[1angryvoter]

Are you people kidding me?

Are you unaware that every vessel employee has to undergo BST and STCW at the cost of the ferries? (Points deducted if you have to look up those programs!)

Can you really imagine that a private company would work more closely with the USCG to keep their employees in compliance?

Okay, then go for it.

This should be absolutely hilarious.

Idiots.

[didles123]

Do you really think that there has never been a successful, safe, efficient, private ferry business?

Don't call other people idiots just because you let the government is play you.

[1angryvoter]

Is that what I said?

This crappy little swipe against hundreds of vessel employees has nothing to do with privatization--it's an insult to them. Lifeguards, WTF? EFF proves once again that they're nasty and hateful to working people.

And people just eat it up.

[didles123]

You said:

"Can you really imagine that a private company would work more closely with the USCG to keep their employees in compliance?"

And I responded to such.

Also, this isn't a swipe against vessel employees. You missed the point.

[freesk8]

The government will sell you the disease, and then sell you the cure.

The ferries should be privatized.

At LEAST, the prohibition against setting up private, competing ferry service should be repealed.

Monopoly is supposed to be a bad thing, right? Even the liberals agree with that...

...except when it is a government monopoly, that is.

[specialtymachining]

Agreed, kind of like the Liquor Stores & the US Postal Service.