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minus-squarethesohoriots@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 hours ago The agency warns that even then, there is no guarantee that individuals will be cleared to cross through the security checkpoint. Bummer, that’s another $45 to re-check until they get it right. I’m guessing this will happen a lot.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-220 hours agoI mean that’s obvious. Otherwise you’re just paying $45 to ignore the security checkpoint if you’re guaranteed to get through with payment.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·19 hours agoIt’s far from obvious these days that the US wouldn’t apply a mandatory straight-up bribe to its government services. It’d just be a smaller-scale version of Trump’s “gold card” visa.
Bummer, that’s another $45 to re-check until they get it right. I’m guessing this will happen a lot.
I mean that’s obvious. Otherwise you’re just paying $45 to ignore the security checkpoint if you’re guaranteed to get through with payment.
It’s far from obvious these days that the US wouldn’t apply a mandatory straight-up bribe to its government services. It’d just be a smaller-scale version of Trump’s “gold card” visa.