“To defend Western Europe we have to let the Pentagon buy all these tanks and guns and things, and the Pentagon is unable to buy any object that that costs less than a condominium in Vail. If the Pentagon needs, say, fruit, it will argue that it must have fruit that can withstand the rigors of combat conditions, and it will wind up purchasing the FX-700 Seedless Tactical Grape, which will cost $160,000 per bunch, and will have an 83 percent failure rate.” IfsNeedsConditionsObjectsWindCostPercentGunEuropeFruitWesternRateArguingBunchCombatTanksGrapesPentagonRigorPurchasingTacticalWestern Europe Author:Dave Barry
“War is evitable if conditions are such that the costs of making war are higher than the benefits.” IfsWarConditionsHigherCostBenefits Author:Frans de Waal
“The health dollar is very precious. When someone has such a bad condition as brain cancer, we know they're going to die and they're usually going to die within 12 months of diagnosis. They cost a lot of money to keep the patient alive for that period of time. Is it really worth it?” KnowsDiesBrainAliveConditionsMonthsPeriodsCostDollarsPatientCancerLots Of MoneyWorth ItDiagnosisBrain Cancer Author:Charles Teo
“Refugees cost us money too when they come to us. If we improve their living conditions in Turkey, we create an incentive for them to stay there and not to place their fates in the hands of smugglers.” IfsHandsFateConditionsCostRefugeeIncentivesTurkeysSmugglersLiving Conditions Author:Martin Schulz
“Instead of accepting what James Baldwin called the "lie of whiteness," many people in lots of different fields and movement activities have tried to productively make it into a problem. When did (some) people come to define themselves as white? In what conditions? How does the lie of whiteness get reproduced? What are its costs politically, morally and culturally?” PeopleDoeDifferentProblemLyingWhiteAcceptingConditionsMovementFieldsCostActivityWhiteness Author:David Roediger