What is unclear? You either work for yourself, a private corporation, non profit organization, volunteer, or public service. Your dislike for the TSA does not change the fact that they are public service employees. Because you don't care for that service does not change the fact that it is. I don't care for needle exchange for addicts, but it is still a service nonetheless. Look, I know you and the others absolutely hate the screening process in its entirety. Sure, you can tolerate the checkpoint so long as you don't have to be screened with the wand. What is it called nowadays by your crowd...."wand raping"? As if getting a wanding and being raped were remotely similar. But I digress, the fact remains that screening must be done. Whether you care for it or not makes no difference unless you choose to take other means of transportation. I know that you and others who share your point of view are going to stick by your guns. That is fine. In fact I applaud anyone who has a principle and sticks by it. I would like to see the distinction drawn between the “machine” and the people. All the attacks on the TSA employees are downright sickening. Yes I know, there are a few of them that have problems, but every profession, and I mean every last one, has its problem children. However I dare not judge others based on the conduct of a few. So many posts on this board talk about how happy everyone will be when TSA screeners are “fired”. You don’t even know these people yet you want them "fired". Here’s my bottom line. Yes, we are taxpayers. Yes, we are all experts on how public funding should be spent. Absent our ability to call these shots, TSA is here and will remain. I cannot see any congress that will remove TSA responsibility for air travel security. The general flying public will not have it. The vast, vast majority of the voting public enjoys TSA services. That is what our representatives will listen to. Sorry for the long post, but I had to get my 2.5 cents worth in. Fire away!