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Instead of rolling back the ineffective and draconian security measures to pre-2001, they simply decided to monetize it. That tracks for this administration.
by Mobius01 29d ago
Instead of rolling back the ineffective and draconian security measures to pre-2001, they simply decided to monetize it. That tracks for this administration.
- geetee 29d agoIt's free?
- fallinghawks 29d agoAs long as you have TSA precheck or a known traveler number, which costs money.
- hkchad 29d agoLots of people get TKN's with their work, for free.
- flyingshelf 29d agoSomeone is paying for it, which is what we're arguing about.
- chronc7403 29d ago> Someone is paying for it, which is what we're arguing about. Yeah, passengers without TSA Precheck are paying for it. Your flight ticket already includes the TSA and airport fees.
- edoceo 29d agoTSA Pre-Check itself has an admin fee of $150 IIRC
- fallinghawks 28d agoAnd you have to renew every 5 years, which runs around $60-80.
- bigstrat2003 29d agoHow, exactly, is it this administration's fault? They didn't create Precheck (which dates back to the Obama admin iirc), and this new facet of Precheck is explicitly stated to not cost extra. So I don't see how you can possibly blame the current administration for monetizing the security regime. At most they are continuing a bad policy that others started. And to be clear, I think that Precheck is a stupid-ass program. If the security measures are truly necessary, then you shouldn't exempt anyone from them. And if they aren't necessary, then they should be abolished. Precheck always struck me as a tacit admission that the TSA is security theater while trying to make some extra money for the government. But again, that isn't some kind of sin unique to the Trump admin the way you implied.
- Mobius01 29d agoI didn’t blame the administration for starting Pre-Check: I’m faulting them for not ending it, instead adding another feature to it. The new gate access is free - for TSA Pre-Check enrollees. Meaning this will increase demand for the service. They could have done the population a (rare) solid and found a way to phase out the security theater.
- bigstrat2003 29d agoYou said: > they simply decided to monetize it. That tracks for this administration. But this administration didn't cause the monetization. I am fine with criticizing them for not ending the TSA - I too think they should end it. But your post implied some kind of corruption angle, one that is specifically due to this administration. And I don't think that criticism holds true. One must criticize them for only the things they've actually done, imo.
- lokar 29d agoAll of the post 9-11 measures other then: - securing the cockpit - training staff to resist hijacking - ensuring checked bags have boarded passengers Are worthless theater. But, if you don’t accept that, and believe that more physical passenger screening is important, adjusting the level of screening based on a per-passenger threat assessment seems reasonable.
- anonymousiam 29d agoThis new service is provided free to people who already have TSA Precheck. What I would like to know is if it's also available to those who have Global Entry. I let my TSA Precheck lapse after getting Global Entry because I saw no benefit to keeping it.
- collinmcnulty 29d agoIt says “to those with Known Traveler Numbers”
- sjs382 29d agoIt is. With Global Entry, you have a KTN. > Who is Eligible > TSA PreCheck members and those with Known Traveler Numbers (KTNs).
- cryptonector 29d agoIt was monetized quite a while back.
- adjejmxbdjdn 29d agoWe don’t live in a pre-9/11 world. There’s no going back to that. If well implemented This seems a reasonable compromise.