"Nik" wrote:

You might well ask whether or not it is really reasonable for the
airlines to pay for the politicians attempts to make us feel good.

Well said.

Unfortunately, most people insist on feeling good without regard for the
rationality of policies intended to soothe their anxieties. Every time
I have to go through the airport security charade, I get a mental image
of bin Laden laughing.
--
Dan

"There ought to be limits to freedom."
- George W. Bush