Infographics aren’t always 100% fair, but here’s a great one that does a pretty good job summing up the value generated by the TSA, compared to its cost.
It’s a bit long, so I won’t reproduce it here, but do check it out.
by Gary Leff
Infographics aren’t always 100% fair, but here’s a great one that does a pretty good job summing up the value generated by the TSA, compared to its cost.
It’s a bit long, so I won’t reproduce it here, but do check it out.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
[…] You Have Equal Chance of Being Killed by the TSA or Terrorists Published on March 12, 2012 by Scottrick in Security var addthis_product = 'wpp-264'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_ga_property":"UA-27805334-1","data_ga_social":true,"data_track_addressbar":false};if (typeof(addthis_share) == "undefined"){ addthis_share = {"url_transforms":{"shorten":{"twitter":"bitly"}},"shorteners":{"bitly":{"login":"scottrick","apiKey":"R_856336e6104c91eecdff9bd92969fc7a"}}};}Hat tip to Gary at View from the Wing for sharing this delightful infographic on the successes (or lack thereof) of the Transportation Security Administration. I’m not normally a fan of infographics, but this one actually shares some useful and interesting facts. […]
[…] Hat tip to Gary at View from the Wing for sharing this delightful infographic on the successes (or lack thereof) of the Transportation Security Administration. I’m not normally a fan of infographics, but this one actually shares some useful and interesting facts. […]
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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
I hate the TSA as much as anybody, and this certainly an interesting presentation of facts. But please be aware that infographics like this are a clever form of spam designed to modify search result rankings.
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http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/02/infographics-all-the-way-down/
Brilliant, and so true.