That's the thing.. The TSA doesn't care if you fly or not. They get paid to be there no matter what, independent upon how many passengers are going to fly, if the airlines are dying, whatever, it doesn't matter. I mean, seriously, Boise International? I could possibly see a vague argument that there are some airports that are higher risk, but Boise?
The second genius moment is that the more draconian the actions by the TSA, and the more passengers who refuse to fly because of it, the more bailouts the airlines will get in subsidies, allowances, tax credits, and outright payouts. They'll still make money, else they'd be out in front of us screaming about this inane treatment. The employees will get laid off, of course, as fewer flights means fewer employees, but that's the little guy, and they can look forward to nearly 2 years of unemployment as their payoff...
I have a solution to this whole thing:
Since government buildings, especially federal, are important and need to be secure, the TSA should put identical security on those buildings as the do in airports.
That step would end this whole fiasco quickly.
Trying to think of something I disagree with. I’ll get back to you... ;^)