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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
CMV: I believe the TSA is overly-intrusive in handling airport security. However, they exist to protect airliner revenue and make travelers *feel* safe.

I know this is really low hanging fruit, especially on Reddit, to hate on the TSA, but I'd like to hear responses on why anybody *supports* the TSA. 


Does the TSA really need to go above and beyond every other country's typical security systems? Do they really need to throw away our toothpaste and empty our water bottles and take away my pocket knifes and other rubbish we forget in our bag? If the terrorists really wanted to, they could have bombed any other Western nation's airplanes. They could just bomb the airport terminal, or a train, or a mall, or some other busy area in the world. 

I think the only reason security theater exists is because airlines have lobbied the US government to ensure that fliers feel safe on their airplanes. The TSA acts as a front to take the blame if a terrorist act ever happens again. The TSA exists to fight fire with fire, to fight statistically inconsequential terrorism with statistically inconsequential security. 


So, CMV: The TSA is an intrusive, ineffective agency that exists to make travelers feel safe and protect the airline industry. If you disagree with any of these statements, please explain - *why does the TSA exist??*
gpt
The airlines hate the TSA requirements. It is hurting their business. The more of a hassle it becomes to fly the less people want to fly. Not a huge deal for flights from San Francisco to Boston but smaller commuter flights such as San Francisco to Los Angeles have people more willing to drive so they don't have to deal with the hassles of airports.

Not only that but it costs them money because the TSA passes on the costs to them.