17 percent decline in US tourism since September 11th

Directly from boingboing: "Loss of tourism costs USA 100 billion $, 200 000 jobs and 16 billion $ in tax revenue. The 17 percent decline in US tourism since September 11th, 2001 has had a devastating effect on the economy, costing nearly 100 billion (200,000 jobs, 16 billion $ in tax revenue). Visitors to the US from around the world rank the border procedures as among the worst on earth."