The Total Cost to the U

question 30

Multiple Choice

The total cost to the U.S. of a terrorist attack occurring on its soil is

• A)best measured by the insurance claims, since those are the costs that must be explicitly paid in dollars.
• B)fully measured only by economic or opportunity costs, the highest valued opportunities foregone.
• C)poorly measured by economic or opportunity costs, since these are usually vague and subjective.
• D)fully and clearly recorded in the speeches of Osama bin Laden broadcast on Al Jazeera.

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