Source: Fox News
Summary
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents are selling their blood plasma to make ends meet as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues. Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl reported that some agents are having “blood drawn to afford gas to come to work” and that over 400 TSA agents have quit since the shutdown began. The shortage of TSA workers has led to hours-long wait times at airport security checkpoints. Talks to end the shutdown have ramped up, but the impact on TSA agents is expected to worsen if the shutdown does not end soon.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
TSA agents are selling their blood plasma to make ends meet. They are having “blood drawn to afford gas to come to work”. Some are sleeping in cars, and a single mother with a three-year-old child with special needs can’t afford to pay for childcare. The situation is dire, with over 400 TSA agents quitting since the shutdown began. The shortage of TSA workers is leading to hours-long wait times at airport security checkpoints. The spring break travel season is expected to exacerbate the issue.
The performance of desperation has become a familiar ritual in the shutdown’s ongoing drama.
Author: Evan Null
