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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:20 am
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average_passenger
 
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Originally Posted by SFOSpiff
First of all, I wasn't previously aware that the funding for the majority of the scanners that are currently deployed came from the 2009 stimulus. I assumed it was some normal allocation of TSA's budget, but I'm even further disgusted to know that money that was intended to get America moving was spent to smack us down.
Yes, the stimulus money was supposed to help the American people. Some of the stimulus money was spent on the body scanners. No offense, but the economy isn't exactly doing that well. Remind me again how purchasing these body scanners have helped the US economy?!!!!!
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