Another $50 billion won't stop FAA ground stops from happening again
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After yesterday's nationwide ground stop, the ask now is $50 billion to overhaul the air traffic control system, on top of the $12.5 billion already approved that apparently wasn't enough. People online are split. One side says the network is ancient and you can't modernize it on a shoestring. The other side says the FAA has been getting money for upgrades for 20 years and it still runs on old copper lines, so more cash just means more delays. Will the money actually fix it?
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NextGen was supposed to fix this like 15 years ago. same story every time
cap. the money is fine, it's the procurement process that's broken