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Would You Be Afraid to Fly If the TSA Were Abolished?

18th May 2016

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Complaints about long lines at security checkpoints in U.S. airports are crescendoing. More folks are missing their flights even though they show up at the airports hours in advance. “I don’t know what that was,” responded TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger when told about the major such snafu at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport yesterday. Let’s abolish the Transportation Security Administration.

But wouldn’t that put lots of people in danger of terrorist attacks? First, let’s agree that after the September 11, 2001 atrocities American air passengers will never again permit a commercial flight to be hijacked. So, no need for a TSA to protect against hijacking.

But what about bombs? Doesn’t the TSA protect us against terrorist bomb attacks? First, consider that last year TSA security screeners missed 95 percent of weapons and explosives in security tests. According to the TSA, its screeners found 2,653 firearms in carry-on baggage last year, and lots and lots of knives. Keep in mind that these weapons were in general not hidden by essentially innocent (if forgetful) travelers. So far, I can find no reports that the TSA has caught a single terrorist.

The perfect government program: Pisses everybody off and has no discernible impact.

One Response to “Would You Be Afraid to Fly If the TSA Were Abolished?”

  1. Whitehawk Says:

    Don’t forget ZERO accountability.