"Additionally, the hit they would take in the event a missile actually hit the plains would be far greater both in direct cost to the plane and in inderect cost of fewer people traveling and having lost some faith in the Airline Industry. I believe it took several years for airline travel to get back up to pre-9/11 numbers."
Tell me, when has a commercial jet ever been threatened by ground forces? I'm more worried about a terrorist attack happening ON the plane, seeing as how this method seems to be becoming more popular. "Billions" of dollars could buy the airlines a significant number of air marshals, which would keep us significantly more safer than an anti-missle defence system. Terrorists like to attack from inside the plane--not the outside.
"Because I do not believe that the government should be paying for healthcare and that it should be up to the individual to pay for it."
If we didn't have health insurance, my father and I would be paying $1000 (give or take) each month for medication and doctors, not to mention the $500 we pay each month for that insurance. Also, my father, as a single parent, has to pay rent, utilities, buy groceries, and in a few short months he'll have to help pay for my college tuition. Unfortunately, these medications aren't optional, and we're far from being the only people in the country who have issues.
Are you saying that a useless anti-missle defence system that costs billions of dollars takes priority over the lives of millions of people? Are you saying you'd rather have people's lives destroyed than risk a.001% chance that only a couple-hundred people will die due to a ground attack? Like I've mentioned before, the more trendy method seems to be smuggling weapons in carry-on baggage and attacking the crew while on the plane. I'm more worried about the defence systems in the cabin as opposed to those on the hull.
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"Additionally, the hit they would take in the event a missile actually hit the plains would be far greater both in direct cost to the plane and in inderect cost of fewer people traveling and having lost some faith in the Airline Industry. I believe it took several years for airline travel to get back up to pre-9/11 numbers."
.001% chance that only a couple-hundred people will die due to a ground attack? Like I've mentioned before, the more trendy method seems to be smuggling weapons in carry-on baggage and attacking the crew while on the plane. I'm more worried about the defence systems in the cabin as opposed to those on the hull.
Tell me, when has a commercial jet ever been threatened by ground forces? I'm more worried about a terrorist attack happening ON the plane, seeing as how this method seems to be becoming more popular. "Billions" of dollars could buy the airlines a significant number of air marshals, which would keep us significantly more safer than an anti-missle defence system. Terrorists like to attack from inside the plane--not the outside.
"Because I do not believe that the government should be paying for healthcare and that it should be up to the individual to pay for it."
If we didn't have health insurance, my father and I would be paying $1000 (give or take) each month for medication and doctors, not to mention the $500 we pay each month for that insurance. Also, my father, as a single parent, has to pay rent, utilities, buy groceries, and in a few short months he'll have to help pay for my college tuition. Unfortunately, these medications aren't optional, and we're far from being the only people in the country who have issues.
Are you saying that a useless anti-missle defence system that costs billions of dollars takes priority over the lives of millions of people? Are you saying you'd rather have people's lives destroyed than risk a