"The result is that at the most security-conscious time in America’s history, when more money than ever before is being spent on keeping airports and airplanes safe, the scene today at airport-terminal security doesn’t look so different from what you find at any fast-food counter: low-skill, poorly trained workers making close to minimum wage who are ready to bolt for a better job as soon as they can find one that offers sick days or 25 cents more an hour."