TSA Sets Price for a Faster Trip Through Airport Security - washingtonpost.com: "The Transportation Security Administration said yesterday that it will charge $28 a year to process background checks on each airline passenger who joins a privately run traveler registry.Congress created the Registered Traveler program after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in response to complaints about long security lines that became common at airports with stepped-up passenger and bag screening."

Not sure if this is brilliant or evil. Going with evil.