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Re:U.S. Bans Large Printer Ink, Toner Cartridges on Inbound ... by epo on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @02:49PM (#1887668)
Many people assume the primary goal of the TSA is some kind of safety assurance. Their primary goal, like that of any other bureaucracy, is self perpetuation. Thus each new threat needs a new counter-measure to show how on-the-ball they are.

The future is video conferencing.

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Re:U.S. Bans Large Printer Ink, Toner Cartridges on Inbound ... by CapitalistCartr on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @03:40PM (#1887827)
Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Politics

"In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely."

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