> ... why should we have to sign up for all those things? Yeah for sure. I agree you certainly shouldn't have to. > Aside from the inherent classism of it all

> ... why should we have to sign up for all those things? Yeah for sure. I agree you certainly shouldn't have to. > Aside from the inherent classism of it all, which I am often shocked how dual minded people are when they complain about wealth but then absently support these kinds of programs. I'm not super convinced by this because honestly flying is a luxury product. TSA Pre is like $80 for 5 years or about 1/4 of the average cab fare from town to the airport per year. The fact services like this cost more money because they get you priority access to a luxury good doesn't bother me. Remember you pay taxes and fees just to be on airport property (baked into the ticket), so this extra tax? Meh. The core service should still of course be better, but it does make sense that your most frequent and ofc lowest-risk users have a more streamlined experience. > Then there are is the privacy, and constitutional issues with all of those programs. I guess. My perspective is the relevant agencies all have this information already. They're getting manifests from the airlines and they have your record, travel history, etc. Are they really getting anything new through you signing up? Open to your take though.