Wow, quite an epic rant. Look Lex, no one requires you to like it. You just choose to do it when you choose to fly. I've got it figured out. I know what they are looking for. They want shoes off, fine they come off....for Christ's sake, were dealing with shoes here, no more, no less. Anyone who wastes time and energy getting their blood pressure up over shoes has their priorities way out of whack. Here is the kicker. Some folks hate screening no matter what. I detect that in you. Fine, hate it....its America. However it's not going away.....ever. If Gov’t employees do it, or some fly by night security company (like at SFO) does it, TSA MAKES THE RULES OF THE GAME AND WE CHOOSE TO PLAY. Rudeness for no reason should not be accepted, but going into screening with a chip on your shoulder will evoke a response in kind. This is life 101 stuff here. Every encounter with a TSA person that you grind down on reflects negatively on all FFrs and helps absolutely NOTHING. Show up for your flight, get screened, and move on, the end. I’ve had a few run ins with TSA, but I learned how to deal with them. Since then, no issues at all. Lastly, TSA is not costing the airlines $$. Corporate execs w/fat salaries, mechanics and flight attendants with union deals, not to mention pilots raking in big $ with overtime while providing crappy service is what is driving the airlines down the toilet. Now my rant is done.