Message Number: |
455 |
From: |
Nate Clark <ntclark Æ eecs.umich.edu> |
Date: |
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:01:37 -0400 (EDT) |
Subject: |
Re: stupid feel-good "no liquids" rule |
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, James W Mickens wrote:
> A study from the GAO estimated that the September 11 attacks caused $83
> billion dollars in damage to New York City alone:
> http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02700r.pdf
This made me laugh, so I felt like sharing. From the report you cite:
"because fewer lives were lost than initially feared, the cost in loss of
life would be about $6 billion." The government thinks each of you is
worth exactly $2 million.
I wonder what an Iraqi is worth?
~Nate
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