tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1634429534819282876.post3098244471362740351..comments2024-02-28T02:21:01.171-08:00Comments on Stop TSA Scanners: Being felt-up by private securityKathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11327021940530321797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1634429534819282876.post-36480479153030204042011-01-24T05:16:54.639-08:002011-01-24T05:16:54.639-08:00@Anon - There is no way to know what the airlines ...@Anon - There is no way to know what the airlines would do or not do. However, I do know that airlines are trying to make a profit, which means that they must compete with the other airlines for providing the best service for the best price. Part of "best service" is safety, and another part is customer relations. An airline that can out-compete in safety and friendly service would be in a better position to make a profit. An airline that is viewed as unsafe and/or for treating all of its customers like criminals would be in a worse position to make a profit (leaving wide open an opportunity for a competitor to innovate in these areas). It's simple economic incentives at work.<br /><br />There is also a moral argument here: it's the airline's profits on the line, so why are the taxpayers paying for it? Furthermore, non-flyers and infrequent flyers are paying just as much as frequent flyers to protect the airline's property and interests.KMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979565072742005325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1634429534819282876.post-42958135412024044972011-01-23T17:38:41.077-08:002011-01-23T17:38:41.077-08:00You wrote:
There is no difference between the so-...You wrote:<br /><br />There is no difference between the so-called privatized security that Mica proposes and TSA security theater, except that tax dollars enrich a government contractor. What we need is actual private airline security, paid for and provided by the airlines. <br /><br />My question: How would a private airline security procedures be different than either TSA or the gov't contractor procedures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com