The unspoken reason the TSA is so terrible

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2. I've read another real

problem is the checked bag fees. Nobody wants to pay them so they try and bring all their luggage on board - that's slowing down the lines in a huge way. Add that to this article's argument - that they're afraid of screwing up - and this is what you get - lines that take 2 hours to get through (at the bigger airports).