"C J Campbell" wrote

Slug can take his FAA conspiracy theories elsewhere. The FAA probably had
nothing to do with a crash at Corona. There is no tower there and neither
plane may have even been in radio contact with any FAA facility.

Agreed, agreed, and agreed.

Those points aside, though, I would agree that there is possible a large
problem with ATC about to develop.

The poor moral, for whatever reasons, such as long working hours,
understaffing, antiquated equipment, and more, could mean that many current
controllers will retire at the first opportunity that they can afford to do
so. That means very soon, for many controllers; many more replacements will
be needed than we are able to hire and train, at present time.

Unfortunately, that will likely mean more overtime, and less staffing,
leading down the cycle of lessening moral and more retirements...

I hope it is not as bleak as I fear.
--
Jim in NC