Jay Inslee: “I appreciate the comment about confidence in the American people. The reason this has not happened to date is some folks…”

“I appreciate the comment about confidence in the American people. The reason this has not happened to date is some folks have not wanted to make the investment to buy these machines or to take the trouble to install them. I cannot think of a more penny-wise and pound-foolish approach when it comes to safety. If we lose another plane, nobody is going to be getting on these airplanes. We are already down significantly. As a person who represents thousands of Boeing workers in the Seattle area, we have had 12,000 people laid off this year because of the drop of people getting on airplanes. The U.S. economy cannot withstand the devastation that will occur if we lose another airplane. As far as the expenses, it will cost about $2 billion to install these measures. If we put it in context, it is $2 per ticket for 1 year. I am convinced that people think it is worth $2 a ticket to make sure there is not a bomb in the airplane. That is for 1 year. It is a one-time investment.”