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We are veering off topic here, but I agree with your perspective. "The US spends more than $500 million per victim on anti-terrorism efforts. However, cancer
by zerohm 11y ago
We are veering off topic here, but I agree with your perspective.
"The US spends more than $500 million per victim on anti-terrorism efforts. However, cancer research spending is only $10,000 per victim."
http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/anti-terrorism-spending-disproportionate-to-threat/ http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/anti-terrorism...
- emodendroket 11y agoWell, it's all of a piece -- the prominence and attention terrorism and preventing it are given over all sorts of issues varied and sundry is completely disproportionate, whether that's shredding the Bill of Rights or lighting piles of money on fire to appease the terror gods.