Note that in the last ten years 400 thousand people have died in car accidents in the United States.
Given the credible estimate that we've spent $1 trillion on anti-terrorism security (this does not include our many foreign wars), that's $62.5 billion per life saved. Is there any other risk that we are even remotely as crazy about?
Friday, August 26, 2011
In the last ten years, 16 people have died because of terrorism in the United States. Bruce Schneier nails it, as usual.
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In general I agree with the premise of the article, but it should say we've spent $62.5 billion per life lost (not saved). We don't know how many lives have been saved - which of course is the unanswerable challenge to any question about the tactics used.
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