In a message dated 10/7/98 9:13:36 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << > It's amazing--the Udall Act requests $100 million for one year for us, >to replace a $68 million per day of federal costs caused by PD- >> That $68 million a day is the total cost to society, certainly the US pays some significant amount, but exactly how much is unknown to my source of information (PAN).. For no particular reason, I have guessed the US Government's cost as low as a mere $13.6 million a day($5 billion a year /365). Regards, WHH 55/19