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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by hshdhdhj4444 on Monday February 02, 2026 @09:58PM (#46865866)
If the $45 is meant to be temporary, it can reasonably be looked as a fine to encourage people to get their RealID.

I don’t think the existence of the fine itself is necessarily evidence of a cash grab.

If it isn’t temporary and extends beyond a year or two, then it probably is just meant to be a cash grab.

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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by tantalor on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:13PM (#46866394)
The word for that is tax

And since Congress never approved it, well, that makes it illegal.

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