New TSA fees to increase ticket prices in July!
Aug 1, 2014, 9:27 am
#61
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Many Federal agencies and departments besides TSA operate similarly, when that organization collects some sort of fee from the public or businesses. Collections above their authorized fiscal year amount are generally deposited to the US Treasury. I'm not defending the new increased security fee implementation, which I also disagree with, just pointing out that there is nothing unique about TSA in this regard.
Aug 1, 2014, 7:14 pm
#62
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It appears, though, that TSA have redefined terms so that the total amount of money collected is more than Congress expected. This obviously gives TSA extra brownie points with Congress and makes it harder to cut or control TSA in other areas.
Irrelevant. It's not okay to rip off Grandma and Grandpa when they pay for their own tickets. It's not okay to rip off leisure travelers or the self-employed when they pay for their own tickets. Why would it be okay to rip off a large corporation that pays for its employees' travel? The fact that a company can absorb the loss does not justify charging illegal or inflated fees.
Irrelevant. It's not okay to rip off Grandma and Grandpa when they pay for their own tickets. It's not okay to rip off leisure travelers or the self-employed when they pay for their own tickets. Why would it be okay to rip off a large corporation that pays for its employees' travel? The fact that a company can absorb the loss does not justify charging illegal or inflated fees.
Aug 5, 2014, 8:31 pm
#65
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Abolish the TSA now!!! It's time.
Made it stop! They don't want to pay taxes. It will so extremely expensive. There is no reason to do it. What a stupid move.
You waste the time and better not to do that again.
Made it stop! They don't want to pay taxes. It will so extremely expensive. There is no reason to do it. What a stupid move.
You waste the time and better not to do that again.