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And another rant...when are they gonna start checking the folks loading the plane, or even limit access to it?

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That would be bad for business. Most ramp jobs, if they have not yet been outsourced, have been outsourced to outside contractors. And who do the outside contractors like to hire? New immigrants are very popular because they will work for anything. They don't cause labor hassles (no union talk) and are probably delighted just to have a job in America.

TSA screening is mainly a big show for the traveling public. All sorts of miscreants come and go down on the ramp while passengers and flight crews have to take off their shoes and toss their bottled water in the trash, etc. If we really got serious about screening ramp employees and cargo it would quickly induce an unwanted cost on the airlines. Screening passengers and crew is one thing both the airlines and TSA/the government can agree on, really getting serious about screening EVERYBODY and EVERYTHING on the airport might begin to cost money.

You can put your shoes on now.