That is the reason the government gets away with providing huge sums of money based on scare tactics. As long as it can scare the general public most of time it has created the idea that something must be done. To show that something is being done, they will allocate huge sums of money in wasteful programs.
Was September 11, 2001 a joke, or were the dems and the Transportation Security Administrations' responses to it a joke?
What about the anthrax that followed it? Do you know why only 44% could continue taking Cipro for 60 days? Hint, it was probably the adverse drug reactions to it. "Adverse events associated with this regimen--including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness--were commonly reported."
Maybe you have a problem with national defense. I don't.