**TSA Gold+ Just Dropped – Because Your Economy Seat *Clearly* Deserves a VIP Cavity Search**

TSA Gold+ Just Dropped – Because Your Economy Seat Clearly Deserves a VIP Cavity Search

AITA for laughing at the new TSA Gold+ program? Basically, it’s a $500/year subscription that lets you skip the regular line, get a “complimentary” pat-down from a guy who hasn’t slept in 72 hours, and enjoy a “curated” experience of being asked to remove your shoes slightly faster. TL;DR – Now you can pay extra for the privilege of being treated like a human being for 0.5 seconds before they still find the half-eaten granola bar in your bag and act like you’re smuggling plutonium.

“It’s like First Class, but for anxiety,” said one CEO who definitely needs to board a plane before the plebs. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left wondering: Is this peak capitalism or a dystopian social experiment where we pay to have our dignity gently violated? r/LateStageCapitalism is already drafting a 10-page thesis.

But hey, if you’ve got the cash, you can finally live the dream of being groped by a federal employee with a gold star sticker. 💰✈️ #WorthIt #TSAGoldPlus #FirstWorldProblems