New York gets about $2 per person in anti-terrorism funds. North Dakota gets about $17 per person. Meanwhile, if Islamic radicals are planning an attack on NDak or Omaha, there is a good chance that they have connections to established cells in New York City. If that is the case, it is likely that the plot will be uncovered by the New York Police Department before either the FBI or the local authorities get wind of it. New York City taxpayers pay for a well organized anti-terrorism police operation that includes undercover agents, fluent translaters, etc.
Believe me, we would rejoice if our tax dollars and efforts resulted in saving lives and property anywhere in the nation. Unlike some posters on this thread, we haven't forgotten that we are all in this together.
"New York gets about $2 per person in anti-terrorism funds. North Dakota gets about $17 per person."
That is such an incredibley lame argument. The same logic is used by the liberals and others who want to abolish the electoral college (well California has this many people per electoral vote while Wyoming has this many people per electoral vote.) It's also basically the same stuff we hear to justify Al Franken's low ratings (well, who cares what his overall numbers are, he has this rating in this specific market in this age group.)
New York has what, about 30-something million people? As opposed to how many in North Dakota? Instead of the per person garbage, just tell me how much New York gets as opposed to North Dakota. I'm sure it's not comparable.