Originally Posted by
Often1
"paying for all reported luggage damage"?
That is an absolute invitation to fraud.
The number of people who think that their taxes are too high so they figure they can get the government to pay for new luggage might be something Congress would look at.
In a word, not likely that Congress is going to appropriate funds for this purpose.
Not if screeners are required to sign inspection notices. I imagine that requirement alone would lead to a significant drop in complaints about baggage thefts and damage.
However, since TSA does not seemed inclined to take responsibility for anything untoward, requiring screeners to sign notices will never happen.