If you scroll down on the page, it'll show that the user fees only offset ~20% of the overall security expenses. In addition, most fees (including most of the

If you scroll down on the page, it'll show that the user fees only offset ~20% of the overall security expenses. In addition, most fees (including most of the TSA fee) collected by the US Federal government isn't earmarked - it just goes into the general fund. More breakdown here: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/us/tsa-funding-security-fees-workers https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/us/tsa-funding-security-fees-...