Americans Are A Bunch Of Pants Wetting Fraidy Cats

Take a look at these three charts.

If public expenditures are a measure of public values, then Americans spend all their time afraid.  Afraid of criminals.  Afraid of terrorists.  Afraid of the nebulous "other".

Apparently they are NOT afraid of: dying of cancer because they have no health care, hunger or ignorance.

Quick question: are you more likely to come across an ignorant person or a terrorist today?

Americans: We suck at risk assessment!