TSA CONFISCATES $400,000 A YEAR IN LOOSE CHANGE!

Turns out those airport security checkpoints aren't just for your safety, they are also a source of funds for the Transportation Security Administration. Air Travelers left behind $409,085.56 in loose change in 2010. Not only did they ditch their pennies, dimes and quarters at the checkpoints, but they also left behind foreign currency. Nico Melendez, spokesperson for TSA, said when people go through security checkpoints they typically leave behind the change from their pockets. “The TSA can’t depend on that amount because we never know what it’s going to be," said Melendez. The total numbers have been pretty consistent, although trend slightly upward. In 2008 the total was $364,000 and 2009 was $399,000. “It is amazing,” Melendez said, “All that change, it all adds up.”  

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