Earlier tonight, I was checking in on Facebook and I noticed this post. A friend of mine who travels often. Between this post and the comments, she revealed that she paid $85 dollars, filled out a form and went through a short interview to no longer have to suffer through the Airport Security Lines.
In years past I spent a lot of time flying and I would have done this in a flat second, for obvious reasons. However it brings up a lot of questions about Airport Security.
Who decides who can pay to avoid security?
Can they be trusted?
When will the first discrimination lawsuits be filed by those who are denied?
It is monetizing and centralizing the entire Airport Security system and seems compromised. Now, I don't think the world is crawling with people who want to blow up planes and go down with them, yet it begs the question if the security in place means anything at all, and how long will it take to unravel.
Should be continue to fund arbitrary security through Federal Funds?
Here is a link to the TSA explanation and application
I think this is a huge issue for the integrity of Airport Security, what are your thoughts?
