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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it realistic that these agencies could actually be eliminated?[/quote]

Let’s be real TSA requires all travelers to line up next to each other. There is no screening before that happens. Someone can come straight in from the street with a bomb or guns and there is a ready made target.

The cost of TSA should be borne by the industry that requires the security but all tax payers. The vast majority of Americans are lucky if they fly once a year. Why should they pay for services they do not use while subsidizing rich frequent flyers?[/quote]

It would be better if airlines were forced to fund TSA instead of tax payers. Then the people who actually fly could pay for the salaries of those who keep the flights safe. [/quote]

What about all of the jobs created by the airline industries in the airports?  They should have to help with this TSA funding as well.[/quote]

No they should not be subsidized by people who do not use the airports. [/quote]

So people flying into your city, spending money on the economy, booking hotels, eating at restaurants, possibly renting a car, and so on...basically helping the local economy, you would rather not spend a minuscule amount of tax dollars to have a functioning airport which people feel safe flying into/out of than to reap the economic benefit and jobs created by having a functioning airport? That't not even including the people who work at the actual airport- janitors, restaurants, shops, air traffic control, maintenance, baggage handlers, the list goes on. Maybe those flying are wealthy, maybe they are business travelers, maybe this is a special occasion travel, who knows. Either way, it isn't just rich people departing your city but also people coming to and working at the airport. Otherwise, how do you split out the economic benefits to those who decided to pay airport taxes and those who didn't? Also note, people who fly are already paying more when they book the tickets as a number of security fees are included and nonnegotiable.[/quote]

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