Episode 196 • • 1:05:12 - 1:09:32
196: Blow The Drill Baby
Air Travel Deterioration, TSA Security Theater
President Obama's comments regarding "aging airways" and airport congestion are interpreted as a deliberate effort to make air travel unattractive. The removal of shoes at TSA checkpoints is cited as a specific grievance that high-speed rail aims to solve. Critics argue that security measures are being used as a tool to push passengers toward trains.