TSA to Ruin Train Travel Now, Too

08 Aug 2013 12:31 #1 by Blazer Bob
http://reason.com/archives/2013/08/08/t ... el-now-too


..."The more pertinent problem, however, is that once established, the agency can't be eliminated. On the contrary, it has a strong tendency to grow. In 2003, Congress limited it to a maximum of 45,000 employees, but -- I know this will surprise you -- that restriction was later lifted. It now has 58,000.

TSA is the tip of the iceberg. Republicans talk about radically downsizing the federal government, and Rick Perry even proposed to abolish three entire departments. But history tells us that Republican presidents don't close departments; they create them. (Ditto for Democrats.)"...


..."It was justified as a way to consolidate and coordinate the functions of numerous government bodies with overlapping or complementary tasks. You would expect such consolidation to save money by minimizing duplication.

You would expect that, I mean, if you were born yesterday. If you have been around long enough to be familiar with the ways of Washington, you would expect nothing of the kind. DHS started out with some 170,000 employees and now has more than 200,000. Its budget ballooned by 40 percent, adjusted for inflation, between 2003 and 2012."...

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08 Aug 2013 18:00 #2 by The Boss
I heard they are planning on putting checkpoints between peoples' bedrooms and the bathroom to track midnight pee sessions, along with chemical analyzers in the toilets.

Of course I am kidding, they will do all that with insect drones if the new Tioletbook.com does not convince you to post it online anyway...for your own health.

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08 Aug 2013 18:40 #3 by deltamrey
Wanna stop the idiots.....DEFUND..........did I say DEFUND....at all levels. Start at home - local clerks and police....we have the power. Vote against ALL pols that will not defund. IT WORKS.

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