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minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 hours agoIirc PreCheck is also basically self funded, and actually reduces workload on TSA Agents…. The cruelty is the point.
minus-squareDeacon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 hours agoCorrect on both points. I’m not sure that the fees for PreCheck fully cover it, but I would struggle to imagine how it couldn’t given the way it works. It’s probably a cash cow, it’s almost put Clear out of business too. This is punitive. It’s manufacturing pain.
Iirc PreCheck is also basically self funded, and actually reduces workload on TSA Agents…. The cruelty is the point.
Correct on both points. I’m not sure that the fees for PreCheck fully cover it, but I would struggle to imagine how it couldn’t given the way it works. It’s probably a cash cow, it’s almost put Clear out of business too.
This is punitive. It’s manufacturing pain.