I refuse to pay TSA for "solving" a problem that they created.
More customers paying for pre-check incentivizes TSA to make the regular experience comparatively worse.
More customers paying for pre-check incentivizes TSA to make the regular experience comparatively worse.
Minimize the costs to you and just pay them. You only get one life.
In the long run, it will make you more efficient, and hopefully provide you with greater resources to fight them.