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To whom does the $85 for TSA pre-check go? Seems like a racket that, like most other things in this country, is aimed mainly at the poor. Pay more, get through.
by mnm1 9y ago
To whom does the $85 for TSA pre-check go? Seems like a racket that, like most other things in this country, is aimed mainly at the poor. Pay more, get through. Can't pay? Fuck you.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoWell, you still get through, it just takes you longer and is less comfortable.
- technofiend 9y agoI'm not sure I really agree - if you're poor, how many international flights are you making per year? This seems like a tax targeting those who can most afford it rather than least.
- mnm1 9y agoThis applies to all flights. Considering that airline tickets are quite cheap, Amtrak lines are likely to be closing down outside the NE Corridor, and the TSA is just security-theatre at best, it seems like a pretty shitty thing to charge for.
- pc86 9y agoWell, pre-check does actually require a human being to do something with your application and work to happen on the part of the government. I'd rather the folks requesting the service pay for that than the taxpayers as a whole. Don't ascribe to classist malice what is simply a fee for service.
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- jdavis703 9y agoIt goes to running an extensive background check and doing an in-person interview and sending out paper letters and cards, staffing separate lanes etc.