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Old 09-07-2011, 09:34 AM   #33
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On average, about 150,000 people die somewhere on the planet every day.

So, it would be hard to top that.

Seriously, if you remember the immediate aftermath of 9/11, people were terrified of going to large, open stadium sporting events, concerts, etc and lots of paranoia about flying anywhere.

Generational holders of season tickets to the New York Giants were giving them up. People were firesaling their Manhattan apartments.

For a couple of years thereafter, anytime a terror attack occurred anywhere in the world, stock markets plummetted.

I remember one particular terror attack in Saudi Arabia in about 2003 . . . . . and there was no reaction in stock markets for the first time since 9/11.

People had moved on and were living their lives again.

Its been pretty much that way ever since. If attendance for Major League Baseball is falling it isn't because of a threat of terror . . . . . its a boring product.

The point here is the public expects nothing will happen and they'll probably be right about that.

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