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Abolish the TSA completely. Get back the billions in funds that are allocated for this security theatre. Unfortunately this will never happen

• pdonis 2y ago
  It will happen if enough voters make it clear to their elected representatives that they want them to repeal the laws passed after 9/11 that mandate the security screening that TSA does. I agree that's highly unlikely, but it was voters who clamored for those laws in the first place after 9/11, so it's voters that need to push for getting them repealed.
• Nasrudith 2y ago
  Not to mention that COVID revealed it all a farce. We have shown that we don't really care about millions dying.
• paxys 2y ago
  Unless you are implying having no security at airports whatsoever (which will never happen), abolishing TSA simply means replacing one central agency with hundreds/thousands of private security agencies and companies in every state and city, which will only increase costs.
  • eesmith 2y ago
    You should let SFO and the handful of other airports with private security know they can decrease costs by switching to TSA. Except, quoting https://www.marketplace.org/2016/08/11/pros-and-cons-privatizing-airport-security/ https://www.marketplace.org/2016/08/11/pros-and-cons-privati... > Contractors provide a more flexible workforce for his airport, and on top of that, it’s easier to show people the door, he said. > “If employees are not performing, they can be dealt with appropriately, better or more effectively on a contract side than a government side,” Sprenger said. > Labor unions say the real reason airports want to go with contractors is simple: to cut costs. James Mudrock is the president of AFGE Local 1230, the union representing TSA workers in Sacramento, California.