[ambrose]

A bargain. How much did the damage from 9-11 cost us?

[Shermy]

$20 billion? Not bad. About equal to two airline bailouts.

[kevao]

A bargain. How much did the damage from 9-11 cost us?

As I recall, Bush approved $20 billion for New York just a couple of days after 9/11. And then another $20 billion a week or two later. So $40 billion just for New York. That doesn't include the money lost in the airline, tourism, hospitality, etc. sectors of the economy.