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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 week ago

It isn't that it is super expensive, but that it is being used as a bargaining chip regarding ICE funding and the blame isn't going to Democrats. A failure of TSA to properly do its job right before the World Cup is going to get blamed on Republicans and the smart Republicans know this.

It also lets Republicans potentially crush a union as a treat.