Well, although some must fly, many others can rearrange their lives and businesses to avoid the need. American tourists - see America first by car. American business persons - teleconference, Business skills upgrade training - distance learning. Not everything, but so many things can be reordered to avoid the need for flying.
On another note, the requirement that all battery powered devices, such as laptops, cameras, ipods, etc., will result in a huge jump in thefts from luggage.
Yes. By airport "security personell".