Since September 11, how much money has the US spent on airport security?
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WASHINGTON, May 20 — Allowing frequent fliers to bypass much of the airport security hassle in exchange for giving up some personal information in advance has yet to happen, four years after the idea was first proposed.\n\nThe concept, first called "trusted traveler," emerged weeks after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and was popular with some airlines, frequent fliers and lawmakers. But now, the Transportation Security Administration is suggesting that the benefits will range from slim to none, except perhaps for the likelihood that the line waiting to reach the checkpoint will be shorter.\n\nKip Hawley, director of the Transportation Security Administration, told reporters this week that the concept, now called "registered traveler," was not a priority because it would not cut risk of a terrorist attack. And if private entrepreneurs assembled a package of tools that helped identify threats to security — including background checks and perhaps equipment at the checkpoint that would sniff, scan or otherwise sense explosives — the payoff might be that such qualified travelers would not have to remove their shoes or suit coats, or take laptops out of their briefcases for inspection.\n\n"If we get enough things in there that raise the bar, then we can say, Yes, you can keep your coat on or your shoes, or whatever," Mr. Hawley said.\n\nIn fact, a T.S.A. laboratory in Atlantic City is testing a device developed by General Electric, with technology similar to a hospital magnetic resonance imaging machine, that looks for shoe bombs.\n\nGeneral Electric, in addition to being a supplier of airport security equipment, also owns a minority share in the only company now operating a "registered traveler" checkpoint in Orlando, Fla., Verified Identity Pass Inc. G.E. is working on a second device that might let screeners determine with confidence whether a briefcase stuffed with a laptop computer had a bomb in it.\n\nBut Mr. Hawley said that if the private companies that want to offer such "registered traveler" services could successfully develop detection technology, his agency would consider buying and deploying it for general use.\n\nAfter Sept. 11, many aviation experts said checking a traveler's criminal background could determine how much screening was necessary. But Mr. Hawley and others said that terrorist attacks on London buses and subways last summer showed that attackers need not be foreigners or have criminal backgrounds.\n\nProponents of a registered traveler program are disappointed with the lack of progress.\n\n"You cannot imagine the frustration up here," said Representative John L. Mica, Republican of Florida and chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee. "We're screening the same people over and over again," he said, arguing that people who have security clearances, are in the armed forces or law enforcement, work as commercial airline pilots, and a variety of others need not be screened.\n\n"It's turned into a farce," Mr. Mica said. "They've gone around the corner so many times, they're running around in circles and they've accomplished nothing."\n\nBut the pilot program in Orlando has proved popular. Verified Identity, which charges $80 a year, said it had signed up 23,000 people. Its members go to a dedicated lane where the wait is generally two to four minutes, said Steven Brill, founder of the company. Airports in San Jose, Calif.; Indianapolis; and Cincinnati will follow soon, he said, and he added that his company would soon announce a partnership with a major airline. In February, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts said it would give away memberships to its best customers.\n\nMr. Brill said that even if the government decided to buy for all security checkpoints the technology developed for the registered traveler program, his customers would still have the better equipment two years earlier, in a process
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Go to globalsecurity.org they have the answer for everything\n\nP.S. CH-46E=4 million\n        H-3 Sea King=796,00\n\nNote- dude below me, the B-2 costs 2.2 billion for each bomber, more than its weight in gold.  That'll feed 1,000,000 starving Africans
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No because the government and the military can not effectively manage the money that we currently give them. It would be just throwing good money after bad. Ask yourself, has the government done what they said they would do right after 9/11? Do you feel that the actions that US government have taken since 9/11 have made America safer? I think not and according to several polls, 60-80% of americans don't think so either.
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In 2003, health care spending in the United States reached $1.7 trillion, and was projected to reach $1.8 trillion in 2004. \n\nHealth care spending is 4.3 times the amount spent on national defense. \n\nIn 2003, the United States spent 15.3 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on health care. It is projected that the percentage will reach 18.7 percent in 10 years. \n\nAlthough nearly 45 million Americans are uninsured, the United States spends more on health care than other industrialized nations, and those countries provide health insurance to all their citizens. \n\nHealth care spending accounted for 10.9 percent of the GDP in Switzerland, 10.7 percent in Germany, 9.7 percent in Canada and 9.5 percent in France, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. \n\nTotal out-of-pocket spending on health care rose $13.7 billion, to $230 billion in 2003.
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As of about 30 seconds ago, about $241,160,000,000 has been spent based on estimates from congressional appropriations. The population of the United States currently is about 298,116,000. Therefore, the cost per capita is $808.95.
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Larry Silverstein Purchased The WTC Within A Year Of The Attacks And 6 Months B4 The Attacks(9/11), He Insured The WTC Complex For A RECORD 7 BILLION $$(With A Clause In The Policy SPECIFICALLY Covering A TERRORIST ATTACK)\n\nWell.. Mr. Silverstein Recently Purchased The Sears Tower And A Short Time Ago, Insured It For ANOTHER RECORD(UnDisclosed)Amount....\n\nThe SECURITY For WTC Was Provided By (Get This) MARVIN BUSH\nA Brother To George W And Jeb(Which May Explain How The FOLLOWING May Have Occurred)\n\nIt Is Being Investigated That The Buildings Were RIGGED For CONTROLLED FALL( Which Would Have Taken MONTHS)\nIncluding Building #7 (Which Was NOT HIT BY A PLANE And Had Minimal Fire Damage)\nIt Has Been Stated By Structural Engineers(Independant Of The Hokey Investigation By The Bush Crime Family)That It WAS NOT POSSIBLE That WTC 1 and 2 COLLAPSED From The Impact Of The Planes That Hit Them\nThe REASON BLDG 7 Was Destroyed Was To Conceal The EVIDENCE That The Buildings Were Dropped From A Control Bunker In The Basement(Where The Technicians "Ignited The Fuses" So To Speak)\nIt Is VERY Difficult To PROVE As The EVIDENCE Of These Crimes ( THE DEBRIS FROM THE COLLAPSES)Were HURRIED AWAY TO CHINA For RECYCLING After The Disaster\nThe So Called TERRORISTS That Were SUPPOSEDLY Flying Those Planes (Mohammed Atta And His 19 Friends) Well..16 Of The 19 Are In Fact Proven ALIVE With The Other 3 UnAccounted For ,But Presumed ALIVE\nIt Has Been Speculated That The 2 Planes Tht Hit The Towers Were Remotely Operated By The Military With NOONE Aboard\nFlight 93 (The One That "CRASHED" In PA) Is In Fact STILL In Service\nAnd At This Time , There Is NO EVIDENCE That A Plane Crashed Into The Pentagon, Although Something(A US Tomahawk Missile???) Did Fly Into And Destroy A Portion Of It\n\nWhat Ive Told You Is In EVIDENCE In A Theory Behind The Trade Center Attack Being An INSIDE JOB ORCHESTRATED By The BUSH Crime Family , And BLAMED On TERRORISTS So That Bush Could ILLEGALLY Go To War(Without The Approval Of Congress)\n\nFor MORE On This See: Alex Jones At Ground Zero\n\nhttp://martiallaw911.info/video.htm........\n\nSee Also: Loose Change 2nd Edition (Google It)\n\nhttp://www.world-action.co.uk/explosives...\n\nhttp://www.commondreams.org/views03/0204...\n\nhttp://www.realestatejournal.com/propert...\n\nhttp://martiallaw911.info/video.htm......\n\nIMPEACH BUSH NOW
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I think that is the full amount including the Canadian border.  There is little crime along the Canadian border and fewer people trying to cross so the officers tend to be at the southern border. \n\nI wasn't surprised but I think it underlines why fences, sensors, and planes are necessary components to border security.
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well the national debt i believe is like 4 or 5 TRILLION... so that's what 4 or 5 thousand billion.  I know he say's 9/11 alot, but probably not more than 4 or 5 thousand.    so, i guess the debt wins...   hahaha
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The way the US is conducting it now, there is almost no value at all.\nWe are so enept and politicized it is not even funny. \nWith the same administration in power that allowed 9/11 to happen - I have low expectations much will be accomplished.
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Payments to 9/11 Victims Exceed $38 Billion, Study Shows\n\nAn extensive study released by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization based in Santa Monica, California, finds that victims and businesses affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks have so far received at least $38.1 billion — an economic response "of a scope and scale never before seen." \n\nDesigned to be the most comprehensive accounting of how much victims and businesses have been compensated, Compensation for Losses from the 9/11 Attacks differs from earlier studies in that it looks at the financial aftermath of 9/11 from the perspective of the recipients, not the organizations handing out the money. According to the report, families of civilians received an average $3.1 million in government and charitable awards, while families of those who died in uniform received an average compensation award in excess of $4.2 million; some $210 million was distributed to people who were traumatized by the attacks, while roughly $660 million was distributed to people who were exposed to dust and other potential health hazards near ground zero; and insurance payments to businesses for property damage totaled $7.5 billion. Some of the figures exceed earlier estimates, while others have never before been captured.\n\nThe study showed that insurance companies accounted for the single greatest share of payments, roughly $19.6 billion, while government compensation, including payments to individual families as well as loans to small businesses near ground zero, totaled nearly $16 billion. Payments by charitable groups comprised 7 percent of the total, or $2.7 billion. \n\n"The compensation paid to the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania was unprecedented both in its scope and in the mix of programs used to make payments," said Lloyd Dixon, a RAND senior economist and lead author of the report. "The system has raised many questions about equity and fairness that have no obvious answers. Addressing these issues now will help the nation be better prepared for future terrorist attacks."\n\nTo download the complete report (213 pages, PDF), visit: http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG264/.\n\n“Rand Study Shows Compensation for 9/11 Terror Attacks Tops $38 Billion.” Rand Corporation Press Release 11/08/04. \n\n\nPrimary Subject: 9/11 Response \nLocation(s): Ground Zero, New York, New York City, Pennsylvania, Shanksville, Washington, D.C.
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We've definetely noticed that Al Quada is an enemy. Also, the security changed, especially in airports (once my dad had to take off everything except his pants because they were suspecting him!) and less people started visited NYC. Everything is in New York City, which is why the terrorists decided to kill many birds in one stone by suicide bombing the World Trade Center. My dad helps restaurants in NYC, and he noticed that there were far less people visiting the restaurants of NYC. If you ever go to the Empire State Building, you'll have to wait in about 5 really long lines because of the tight security.\n\nI think that everything you need about 9/11 and its results would be found here:\nhttp://noosphere.princeton.edu/terror.html\nRate it and tell me if it is a helpful link, please.
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Well, I don't know when or if there will be another attack upon the US, but I can pretty much guarantee it won't be using airplanes again.  They're more creative than that, and we're pretty stupid for only really securing THAT type of public transportation.
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You're kidding right?  The US has lost more Int'l. crediblity than at any other time in it's history and it will take decades to repair it and it will make fighting the war on terror that much harder because foreign govts. have little if any trust in the US.  The US has become isolationists not by choice but by default (most of the rest of the world, except Israel, can't stand the US diplomatically).
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September 11, 2011\n\nThe September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11 [1]) were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks upon the United States of America carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.\n\nThat morning, nineteen men affiliated with al-Qaeda[2][3] hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The attackers crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane into each tower, causing the collapse of both towers within two hours. Hijackers of the third aircraft crashed that plane into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Passengers on the fourth hijacked aircraft attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers; that plane crashed into a field in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Approximately 3,000 people died in these terrorist attacks.\n\nThe attacks began with the hijacking of four commercial airliners. With jet fuel capacities of nearly 24,000 U.S. gallons (91,000 litres),[4] each aircraft effectively became a flying incendiary bomb. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north side of the north tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) at 8:46:30 a.m. local time (12:46:40 UTC). At 9:02:59 a.m. local time (13:03:11 UTC), United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south tower, an event covered live by television broadcasters who had their cameras trained on the North Tower. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37:46 a.m. local time (13:37:46 UTC). The fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field in southwest Pennsylvania, at 10:03:11 a.m. local time (14:03:11 UTC), with parts and debris found up to eight miles away. The crash in Pennsylvania is believed to have resulted from the hijackers either deliberately crashing the aircraft or losing control of it as they fought with the passengers. No one survived in any of the hijacked aircraft.[5]\n\nThe fatalities were in the thousands: 265 on the four planes; 2,595, including 343 New York City firefighters, 23 NYPD police officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers, in the towers and on the ground; and 125 civilians and military personnel at the Pentagon. At least 2,986 people were killed in total. In addition to the 110-floor Twin Towers of the World Trade Center itself, five other buildings at the WTC site, including WTC building 7, and four subway stations were destroyed or badly damaged. In total, on Manhattan Island, 25 buildings were damaged. Communications equipment such as broadcast radio, television and two-way radio antenna towers were damaged beyond repair. In Arlington County, a portion of the Pentagon was severely damaged by fire and one section of the building collapsed.[6]\n\nSome passengers and crew members were able to make phone calls from the hijacked flights. They reported that multiple hijackers were aboard each plane. A total of 19 were later identified by the FBI, four on United 93 and five each on the other three flights.\n\nFor a short period, the precise identity of the 19 hijackers was uncertain. For example, the BBC reported 14 days after the attack that 4 of the 19 were alive based upon the initial identification supplied by the FBI.[7]\n\nThe hijackers reportedly took control of the aircraft by using box-cutter knives to kill flight attendants and at least one pilot or passenger. The 9/11 Commission could only establish that two of the hijackers had recently purchased Leatherman multi-function hand tools,[8] but some form of noxious chemical spray, such as tear gas or pepper spray, was reported to have been used on American 11 and United 175 to keep passengers out of the first-class cabin. Bomb threats were made on three of the aircraft, but not on American 77.
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The attacks started with the hijacking of four commercial airliners. With jet fuel capacities of nearly 24,000 U.S. gallons (91,000 litres) per aircraft [3], the aircraft were used as flying incendiary bombs. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north side of the north tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) at 8:46:40 AM local time (12:46:40 UTC). At 9:03:11 AM local time (13:03:11 UTC), United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south tower, an event covered live by television broadcasters that had their cameras trained on the North Tower. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37:46 AM local time (13:37:46 UTC). The fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field near Shanksville and Stonycreek Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania at 10:03:11 AM local time (14:03:11 UTC), with parts and debris found up to eight miles away. The crash in Pennsylvania is believed to have resulted from the hijackers either deliberately crashing the aircraft or losing control of it as they fought with the passengers. No one survived in any of the hijacked aircraft.\n\nThe fatalities were in the thousands: 265 on the four planes; 2,595, including 343 New York City firefighters, 23 NYPD police officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers in the towers and on the ground; and 125 civilians and military personnel at the Pentagon. At least 2,986 people were killed in total. In addition to the 110-floor Twin Towers of the World Trade Center itself, five other buildings at the WTC site, including WTC building 7, and four subway stations were destroyed or badly damaged. In total, on Manhattan Island, 25 buildings were damaged. Communications equipment such as broadcast radio, television and two way radio antenna towers were damaged beyond repair. In Arlington County, a portion of the Pentagon was severely damaged by fire and one section of the building collapsed.
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What we're doing now is working. We have busted some potential attacks and none have occured since 9/11 on US soil.
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I hesitated to answer this question as to the idiotic responses that it would draw. Fact of the matter is that Bush did very little to protect America on 9/11, the 9/11 commission report can back up my claims. On top of that he recently cut National Defense Spending in New York and LA, saying that there were no national monuments in New York. Which got me to thinking maybe we don't put the same value on Liberty as we used to.