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TSA on the way out? New law makes it a possibility.
A new law makes it easier for airports to replace federal screeners with private contractors, and several airports, after years of passenger complaints, are lining up to make the change. (www.nytimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Returning home from vacation 4 weeks ago I saw 20 screeners standing around with only 2 or 3 people to screen. Im sure a private contractor would do a better job.
Contracting out the screeners is NOT getting rid of the TSA's rules. It simply means the screeners will be wearing different shirts. The starting wage for a screener is $11/hr... honestly, do we think that the fact that they're employed by a federal government agency makes them more effective than an employee of a contractor paying them $11/hr? At least in that case you can get rid of one contractor for another, instead of being stuck with the anointed federal employees no matter what.
Not sure were your getting data. TSA full time screener starts $32450, 37665 with a degree.
This has got to be the most underreported news item in America. Most fallen somewhere between the Kardashians and Dancing with the Stars.
If we have another terrorist attack it will more than likely start at one of these "more cost effective airports." Typical right-wing Republican propaganda machine stuff enacted into law. So the private guys are under the supervision of the TSA, paid by the TSA but the TSA does not train them? What could possibly go wrong with this set up.
Just think back to that 9/11 video where the private security guard (paid minimum wage) at Dulles motions to one of the hijackers because he saw something suspicious but lets him through anyway so as to not miss his flight. Same at Logan when the hijackers transferred from their flight from Portland Maine and almost missed AA 11. They were in a big hurry, too.
But guess what? If, God forbid, this happens under Obama he will be verbally crucified. But if a Republican president is in, it will be sloughed off just like with Bush and instead we'll wind up bombing Iran. Just what they've wanted all along.
And as for that gel cup cake? The TSA was absolutely right to stop that. After all, did anyone think that the sole of your shoe or your underwear could contain enough explosives to bring down a plane before they nearly did?
If we have another terrorist attack it will more than likely start at one of these "more cost effective airports." Typical right-wing Republican propaganda machine stuff enacted into law. So the private guys are under the supervision of the TSA, paid by the TSA but the TSA does not train them? What could possibly go wrong with this set up.
Just think back to that 9/11 video where the private security guard (paid minimum wage) at Dulles motions to one of the hijackers because he saw something suspicious but lets him through anyway so as to not miss his flight. Same at Logan when the hijackers transferred from their flight from Portland Maine and almost missed AA 11. They were in a big hurry, too.
But guess what? If, God forbid, this happens under Obama he will be verbally crucified. But if a Republican president is in, it will be sloughed off just like with Bush and instead we'll wind up bombing Iran. Just what they've wanted all along.
And as for that gel cup cake? The TSA was absolutely right to stop that. After all, did anyone think that the sole of your shoe or your underwear could contain enough explosives to bring down a plane before they nearly did?
Sounds like a steady diet of political Kool Aide has clouded your thinking, Joe Russo.
Why is it so hard to admit, Joe, that the TSA is nothing more than a jobs program for under-achieving burger flippers?
There won't be another 9/11 style attack on U.S. soil because of the changes that have taken place. (read my words from a posting above.) It has nothing to do with who occupies the White House, it has everything to do with the mindset of the traveling public. If any fool tries a similar tactic used on 9/11 the passengers will rise up and beat them to death before the armed pilots in the hardened cockpit can get the airplane on the ground. In fact, those knitting needles of Grandmas might be the weapon needed to stop the bad guys. Too bad they are in a trash bin at the departure airport.
Where you come up with this republician/democrat argument boggles my mind. Any president has the responsiblity of security of the citizens. It has been the policy of the past president and the current president to throw as much money at the problem as possible in hope of finding something that works. We've been at this long enough now to be able to learn from our lessons. But the current president will not stop the spending because his voting block will loose jobs in the process.
Why is it so hard to admit, Joe, that the TSA is nothing more than a jobs program for under-achieving burger flippers?
There won't be another 9/11 style attack on U.S. soil because of the changes that have taken place. (read my words from a posting above.) It has nothing to do with who occupies the White House, it has everything to do with the mindset of the traveling public. If any fool tries a similar tactic used on 9/11 the passengers will rise up and beat them to death before the armed pilots in the hardened cockpit can get the airplane on the ground. In fact, those knitting needles of Grandmas might be the weapon needed to stop the bad guys. Too bad they are in a trash bin at the departure airport.
Where you come up with this republician/democrat argument boggles my mind. Any president has the responsiblity of security of the citizens. It has been the policy of the past president and the current president to throw as much money at the problem as possible in hope of finding something that works. We've been at this long enough now to be able to learn from our lessons. But the current president will not stop the spending because his voting block will loose jobs in the process.
Yeah, the government should dissolve all airlines and start up a new agency to run everything, because you can only trust the government to provide safe airline transportation.
Barf.
Barf.
That would be socialism, Jack. There's a number of people who would think of that is a good idea.
you're certainly correct about that.