Has the shift in funding and disaster preparedness — away from natural disasters and towards counter-terrorism — made America less prepared for Mother Nature?
It's estimated that U.S. private businesses have spent at least an extra $10 billion a year on security since 9/11, for even the least expected sort of threats.
Conventional wisdom says 9/11 damaged business travel. But it also forced some changes that made travel cheaper for business fliers, and led to alternatives.
Listen to the original Marketplace broadcast from September 11, 2001, and read an essay from David Brancaccio about his memories hosting the program on that historic day.
