Jess👾Mar 23
Lukewarm take: TSA and Air Traffic Controllers need to be simply funded by an excise tax on airlines, and not subject to annual appropriations bills.
Show threadJess👾Mar 23
At the very least, put TSA under a lower controversy department like DOT so airports aren't subjected to being a political football as often.
Show threadjiub   
@JessTheUnstill that would be a good first step to dismantling the department of homeland security entirely

creating TSA was one of the only reasonable things that happened in the response to 9/11 (even tho a lot of their practices are security theater)
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Show threadwyattMar 23
@jiub @JessTheUnstill disagree, tsa is evil shit that exists to make people miserable
Show threadjiub   Mar 23
@[email protected] @JessTheUnstill yeah i mean i know they suck, but the idea of having airport security handled by the federal government seems like a basically good one. it would just be nice to have less security theater bullshit like taking off your shoes or ridicuously low liquid limits
Show threadwyattMar 23
@jiub @JessTheUnstill disagree, it's a violation of privacy and now they can take away your passport if you have pronouns
Show threadJess👾Mar 23
@wyatt @jiub I could be wrong but I don't think TSA does that. That would be CBP at customs
Show threadwyattMar 23
@JessTheUnstill @jiub hm probably right
Show threadwyattMar 23
@jiub @JessTheUnstill like, we operated for years without them but some planes get hijacked one time and now we've succeeded in making the flight experience even more miserable
Show threadjiub   Mar 23
@[email protected] @JessTheUnstill yeah, true