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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by user3939382 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @02:06AM (#46867558)
Taxpayers haven’t agreed to fund theater they agreed to fund safer travel. The failed audits of TSA are totally unacceptable
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by lazide on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @05:06AM (#46868985)
The purpose of the system is what it does.

If enough people actually cared about the failed audits, we’d invest in making sure they didn’t fail.

As it is, it’s settled in this funky middle ground that seems to maximize cost/incompetence/hassle which is generally the picture of America overall.

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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by mlrtime on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @06:55AM (#46869859)
Taxpayers don't universally agree it's ONLY theater, HN is biased echo chamber just like any other group.
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