[rescue] Airport Security and Rescues...

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

Phil Stracchino wrote:

> I have more than once speculated that the real purpose of the TSA is to 
> make air travel so intolerable that nobody in the US flies any more. The 
> one thing I can't figure out is what the win in this is for the government.

People who are less mobile are easier to control.

I have read that the number of people driving / carpooling from say 
Houston to Fort Worth or even farther has increased vs. flying because 
TSA causes additional delays, so you may as well drive and be more 
comfortable.

--Patrick