St. Paul: $102,398,523 Even if this were true (because who's to know, really), I would say this is peanuts compared to the loss our economy took as the result of only ONE terrorist attack on 9-11. Most estimates for the nation were in the hundreds of billions due to the devastation of the travel and tourist industries, stock market and financial investments lost, and other business lost that was directly or indirectly related to the attack. Personally, for example, I was doing a contract job for a client in the Washington DC area that was paying $8,000 a month. Due to all the economic uncertainty in the immediate aftermath of the attack, my client stopped all projects and cancelled all work with their contract vendors. My income immediately took a $96,000/year hit that was not replaced. I subsequently cancelled a home re-modeling project and the purchase of a new car that I had planned. The home re-modeler told me later that he had to lay off several people because many of his projects were b eing canceled due to layoffs (NWA, etc.) and general economic uncertainty.
The business is finally coming back now, but it's been a long, slow climb. Another terrorist hit would push us right back into the hole. So the questions is, is that figure above too much as the website suggests? Or is it consistent with the government's role to defend us against attack ... "whatever it takes." Dennis Tester Mac-Groveland >----- ------- Original Message ------- ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:42:10 > >Just for fun - > >_http://www.costofwar.com_ >(http://www.costofwar.com) > >Select MN from left drop down & St. Paul from >right. > >Then cross-compare for education. > >If accurate... amazing. > >--Jennifer Armstrong >Payne/Phalen > >_____________________________________________ >To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >_____________________________________________ >NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your >password - visit: >http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > >Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
