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US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee (apnews.com)
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Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday.

The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning. The Department of Homeland Security says 94% of passengers are already compliant and that the new fee is intended to encourage travelers to obtain the ID.

REAL ID is a federally compliant state-issued license or identification card that meets enhanced requirements mandated in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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[–] 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Its just like the TSA precheck and now the third party companies like Clear offering to skip/use minimally invasive security screenings for a small fee.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah. When someone told me, “If you agree to pay a fee, for three years they won’t give you a patdown every time you fly because you won’t have to use the scanner that thinks fat people are smugglers, and you won’t have to take your shoes off” my first thought was “fuck yes” and my second thought was “isn’t that the definition of racketeering?”

    (Also my very first time using TSA Precheck I was flagged for “random screening” and TSA got one last revenge patdown in. 🙄)

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    I've also argued if it's that's the case, then just pay for all Americans to be "pre-screened" and get rid of 80% of the TSA. That would have to save a huge amount of money.

    But TSA is most likely a mixture of a jobs program and easy way to send people kickbacks.

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