As is true for so many problems in this country, The TSA mess is due to . . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . . . tax cuts, budget cuts, the Sequester, and every other "I want mine and Fuck You" right wing scheme.

Close to home, the DC Metro is in critical condition because of - wait for it - budget cuts and a lack of contributions by the feds.

Look at our infrastructure. Federal funds always late or non existent, even as they have the obligations to contribute.

AMTRAK

Meat inspections

The VA

General food safety

Impoverished old people

The list is long and gruesome.

I don't wanna hear jack fucking shit about bad management until the congress funds the country's public obligations to much more than the sub-starvation levels that have been the norm for 40 years.

Sure, there may well be a few incompetent people in offices of some authority, but that is largely the exception, not the rule.

The problem is NO FUCKING MONEY put into necessary spending.

Stop the insane tax cuts.

Republicans. Feh.

[PJMcK]

1. Too much funding for the military

If only 10% of the Department of Defense spending were redirected to repairing our infrastructure, we'd have safe travels around this country.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. More to come from the TSA shake up.

Sounds like the real truth about what happened is not getting out. This whole thing is all about the Privatizing of the TSA via Secuatas Security Group. Most TSO's know the real story.

[Stinky The Clown]

4. That's called "Republicans fucking with shit"

Never ends

[Wellstone ruled]

10. There are two sessions of

Congress left,and there is going to be hell to pay for the Democrats and the working stiffs . Notice there is some blather about a Privatized Air Traffic Control Company lurking about.

[scscholar]

3. Last time I flew, I saw 22 TSA agents...

working only two lines at the checkpoint in Seattle. That doesn't look like there's been cutbacks. Of course, it still took nearly 45 minutes to get through security and several people missed their flights.

[Glassunion]

5. What tax / budget cuts has the TSA suffered?

They have experienced no major budget cuts. In fact, their budget has increased by well over $1 billion in the past 10 years. This is 20% increase over that period of time.

They are a huge bureaucracy, with poor focus, and are being grossly mismanaged.

[Nye Bevan]

6. Also the fact that they feel the need to grope toddlers on their way to Disney World from Nebraska,

in order to prove that they are politically correct and don't profile people.

[Egnever]

7. Oddly enough

The report on the clinton emails that just came out today cites budget cuts several times as factors in the situation occurring. Not enough IT funds not enough funds for compliance inspection....Not enough funds.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. It's security theater combined with checking people's carry-ons for pot.

I think that's about 90% of what the holdup is.

[madinmaryland]

9. Grover Norquist is jacking off to the list you just shared with us. He is getting his jollies

off watching government be shrunk and being run shittily, which will allow them to shrink it even more.

FUCK NORQUIST. I hope he drowns in a fucking bathtub.