Quality for Wall Street. Waiting for the Rest.

The New York Times hits the nail on the head in an editorial this morning regarding the peculiar priorities of the FAA and New York Port Authority. Apparently despite a recent round of cuts to screeners in the New York area, the PA supported a move to divert 16 screeners to a private heliport that will provide expedited service for rich people.

Meanwhile, the cattle herding at JFK airport is expected to slow down even more. I'm glad we're instituting these taxpayer-subsidized programs to help the rich out. After all, without federal subsidies, they may not be willing to work as much as they do and that would put all of their employees out of a job, right?

Or something.

The biggest giveaway that this whole exercise is laughable is the defense coming from the Port Authority: "'Well, why not?' asks Charles Gargano, the authority's vice chairman, who says the service will be 'selective' and help business."

We should also start building taxpayer funded port-a-potties with lavish treatment that require the swiping of a Visa Titanium card with a $100,000 credit limit just to take a crap in.

That'd be selective, too.

--Matt Singer

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