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ATC staff, inspectors -- I get that, they're useful

TSA?? They're not doing anything of value, for the most part. Three quarters of them could probably be let go. We're not losing much here.

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That might be true, but it's still fucked up to not pay them, and you guys are being crass by saying this stuff right now. They're people just like you and I, and the TSA front line employees aren't the problem, it's the security theatre that's become the norm that's the issue. Please consider separating your hate for the TSA from the individuals doing their jobs each day.

Regardless of one's opinion of the efficacy of the TSA, the fact remains travelers must endure higher wait times when a significant fraction of scheduled-to-be-working TSA officers are not on the job.

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