The House On TSA: Never Mind The Constitution. Fight Like Hell For Loose Change.
The loser Congressturds have fought for something truly important -- how to dispense the loose change the TSA is left with after doing an administrative end run around our constitutional rights.
Oliver Knox writes at Yahoo:
Show your boarding pass. Hand over your ID. Take off your shoes. And your belt. And empty your pockets. Liquids in the baggie, laptops in the bin. Stand still for the scanner. Now leave $531,395.22 in cash at the TSA checkpoint.That's how much money forgetful passengers left in Transportation Security Administration's plastic bins in fiscal year 2012 -- a windfall the agency uses to supplement its aviation security budget. For now.
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to redirect that mountain of pocket change to the United Service Organizations (USO), which supports U.S. military troops.
"The TSA has been keeping the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters from your change purse to pay for their bloated bureaucracy," said Rep. Jeff Miller, R.-Fla., the measure's chief author. "If TSA representatives get to play 'finders keepers' with your hard-earned cash, what's the incentive to try to get the loose change to its rightful owners?"
Brave legislator Miller! You go, guy!
What's next, a bill to say teddy bears are cuddly?
"Now leave $531,395.22 in cash at the TSA checkpoint... That's how much money forgetful passengers left in Transportation Security Administration's plastic bins in fiscal year 2012".
That's only the amount that wasn't pocketed on the spot by the human waste running the shakedowns at the airports.
"If TSA representatives get to play 'finders keepers' with your hard-earned cash, what's the incentive to try to get the loose change to its rightful owners?"
Zero. Same as it's always been; same as it always will be. But with Rep. Miller's righteous new bill I bet the amount officially reported will be a lot less in 2014 than it was in 2012, since the agency will no longer have an incentive to keep its employees from stealing it for themselves.
Ken R at December 4, 2013 3:30 AM
In typical government efficiency, it will probably cost $5M to redirect that $500K.
Dwatney at December 4, 2013 4:26 AM
Finally! Someone in Congress stands up to the TSA, even if it's in a small way. Maybe this is the first step.
Cousin Dave at December 4, 2013 6:27 AM
"forgetful" passengers?
My god, blame the public. I'm not so sure I would call them "forgetful."
Most likely, folks decided that the loose change was causing them to be checked out more. Afterall, when that wand goes off the TSA wants to feel you up more, no? Best to lose the change in my pocket to avoid that at the next checkpoint.
Charles at December 4, 2013 10:10 AM
Leave a comment