U.S.: TSA topic du jour: How much we pay for the body scanners
- $130k+ the cost of buying a new TSA scanner – they sell for as much as $170,000
- 500 number of new scanners that Obama wants to buy next year alone
- $88M the amount set aside in his budget for such invasive things source
- » A big business: A lot of money is going towards these devices – $80 million has been paid already for the ones already in use, most of that coming out of the stimulus. The effect has been that many firms are trying to get on what’s proving to be very fruitful business.