May 26, 2002

It was too daunting a

It was too daunting a task for the newly created Transportation Security Administration to have federal workers running airport security checkpoints by 11.19. The TSA is now resorting to $500 bonuses to keep current security workers from finding other jobs until they're fully trained or replacements are found.

Airport security was passed only for Congress and the President to demonstrate that they were doing something about airline security. They made no case that a properly monitored collection of private firms couldn't do the job better. (Europe contracts security out to private companies.) So now, we're stuck with nationalized airport security with all its bloat and inefficiency.

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