“Diverse groups of countries can do a lot by trading amongst themselves, exploiting differences in costs, resources, and technologies.” CountryCan DoDifferencesTechnologyGroupsCostResourcesDiverseTrading Author:Daniel Altman
“In 1970, there were approximately 330,000 prisoners in the US. Today there are 2.3 million behind bars - more than any country in the history of the world. In 2009 alone there were 1.6 million drug-related arrests in the U.S. 1.3 million of these were for possession of drugs alone. Over half were related to marijuana. The forty-year war on drugs has cost $2.5 trillion.” WorldYearsWarCountryTodayBehindsHalfMillionsCostDrugPossessionBarsRelatedFortyPrisonerMarijuanaWorld HistoryWar On Drugs Author:Sam Branson
“Donald Trump wants to make it clear to the American people that, while Hillary Clinton is committed to open borders, and amnesty, and executive amnesty, and more of the same that has really harmed our economy, and, frankly, as he said, with regard to dangerous individuals in this country, has cost American lives. . . .” PeopleWantSaidCountryIndividualEconomyClearDangerousTrumpCostRegardClintonCommittedBordersExecutivesAmerican LifeAmnesty Author:Mike Pence
“The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing countries and (especially) civil society.” WorldCountryCoursesInformationCostDevelopingExpensiveSummitParticipatingCivil SocietyDeveloping CountriesDrawbacksInformation Society Author:David Souter
“Not only is America a country where torture is now policy. It's now outsourced. It's given to companies at a cost-plus basis. It's a triple whammy of surreal, absolute madness.” CountryAmericaGivenCompanyPolicyCostBasesMadnessAbsolutesTorturePlusSurrealOutsourced Author:John Cusack
“I think, from a progressive point of view, to have a Democratic Congress and a Democratic White House, and to have spent the time on Obamacare, which had real benefits, 20 million insured, but not on inequality, was a major cost to the Democratic Party, costing them their majorities, but also a bit of a cost to the country, because it didn't address the fundamental issues that led to Donald Trump and that led to a lot of unhappiness, just the continued widening inequality.” ThinkingRealCountryHouseBitsWhiteViewsPartyMillionsIssuesTrumpCostBenefitsMajorsFundamentalsMajorityDemocraticCongressPoint Of ViewInequalityAddressesUnhappinessWhite HouseProgressiveDemocratic PartyObamacare Author:David Brooks
“Clearly, there needs to be an increase in the capacity of the railway system. That's why there are these projections of increasing the capacity to carry freight on the railways by 30% over the next five years or so, because the volume of goods moved up and down, imports, exports, and within the country, has grown much larger than the capacity. And this is part of the higher costs to business, because charges, for instance, at the ports become too high and they put up the prices of these goods, whether they are imports or exports. You want to reduce that.” WantNeedsYearsCountryNextFiveHigherCostCapacityIncreaseMovedInstanceFive YearsGoodsVolumeUp And DownProjectionPortImportsRailway Author:Thabo Mbeki
“If you're talking about competing with countries in the industrialized, developed world, they don't have healthcare costs. Their societies have that as a priority. Here in America, we won't have the same kind of healthcare availability because it's still a private sector initiative. But that's O.K. because it's facilitated to be made more affordable in a public way.” IfsWorldWayKindMadeStillsCountryAmericaTalkingCostPrioritiesHealthcareInitiativeCompetingAffordablePrivate SectorAvailability Author:Nancy Pelosi
“My evaluation of President George W. Bush is nothing personal. He's a lovely person. Sadly, I believe he will be remembered for taking us into war unnecessarily at the cost of thousands of American lives, injuries to tens of thousands of our troops, and trillions of dollars to our economy - enormous costs to our reputation, and undermining the capability of our military to protect us. That, I think, will be the overwhelming issue for which his presidency will be remembered: extensive damage to our country.” ThinkingBelievePersonsWarCountryI BelievePresidentEconomyIssuesMilitaryCostProtectDollarsLovelyEnormousReputationOur CountryRememberedDamageInjuryOverwhelmingCapabilityTroopsPresidencyAmerican LifeEvaluationOur TroopsUnderminingPresident George W BushLovely Person Author:Nancy Pelosi
“The US health-care system is a complete scandal. It's got twice the costs of comparable countries and some of the worst outcomes.” CountryCareWorstCostHealth CareOutcomesScandalHealth Care System Author:Noam Chomsky
“Health care is a right, not a privilege. In order for that right to be shared by everyone, it's very important that we eliminate free riders. Everybody should be participating. The bigger the pool, the lower the cost, the healthier the country.” ShouldImportantCountryCareOrderCostBiggerPrivilegeHealth CarePoolRidersParticipating Author:Nancy Pelosi
“There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.” CountryFiveTroubleCostPlentyQuartersCentsCigar Author:Franklin P. Adams
“Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems.” CountryEconomyDoorsCostDrugCrisisCriminalsTerroristImmigrationOur CountryIllegalHealthcareJudicialEducation SystemIllegal ImmigrationImmigration LawsLegal Immigration Author:Timothy Murphy
“For too long, our country's version of an energy policy has consisted of Americans waking up every day and wondering how much it will cost to drive to work, how much it will cost to keep their business running, how much it will cost to heat or cool their homes.” LongCountryHomeRunningEnergyWonderPolicyCostWake UpVersionsOur CountryHeatWakingEnergy Policy Author:Bob Beauprez
“President Obama is also standing up for women in North Carolina and across our country. He has helped women fight for equal pay for equal work; he has fought to guarantee that women have access to quality, affordable health care, including making sure that insurance plans cover birth control with no out-of-pocket cost.” CountryCareFightingPresidentPayQualityPlansBirthCostEqualStandingIncludingAccessOur CountryHealth CareGuaranteesPocketsPresident ObamaAffordableCarolinaBirth ControlGuarantees ThatNorth CarolinaEqual PayAffordable Health Care Author:Bev Perdue
“The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.” MadeCountryGrowthHalfFictionTeamEconomicCostClaimsPaidDollarsProsperityTranslateStimulusFuture Growth Author:Karl Rove
“The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.” CountryStatesUsedUnitedResultsUnited StatesBecomingCostConsequenceNegativeSubstanceIllegalMarijuanaOther CountriesNegative Consequences Author:George Soros
“Even if we could grow our way out of the crisis and delay the inevitable and painful reconciliation of virtual and real wealth, there is the question of whether this would be a wise thing to do. Marginal costs of additional growth in rich countries, such as global warming, biodiversity loss and roadways choked with cars, now likely exceed marginal benefits of a little extra consumption. The end result is that promoting further economic growth makes us poorer, not richer.” IfsWayLittlesRealEndsCountryWould BeGrowsGrowthWealthLossResultsRichWiseEconomicCarCostBenefitsCrisisPainfulInevitableThings To DoExtrasGlobal WarmingConsumptionDelayPromotingReconciliationExceedEconomic GrowthBiodiversityEnd ResultsRich CountriesReal Wealth Author:Herman E. Daly
“Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what's going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.” DifferentCountrySeeingExampleCostAnalysisMapsSyriaJordan Author:Abdallah II
“Society can give its young men almost any job and they'll figure how to do it. They'll suffer for it and die for it and watch their friends die for it, but in the end, it will get done. That only means that society should be careful about what it asks for. ... Soldiers themselves are reluctant to evaluate the costs of war, but someone must. That evaluation, ongoing and unadulterated by politics, may be the one thing a country absolutely owes the soldiers who defend its borders.” MenGivingShouldMayMeanWarEndsCountryDoneJobsYoungSufferingDiesAsksWatchesOne ThingFiguresCostSoldierCarefulBordersYoung ManBe CarefulOngoingEvaluateReluctantEvaluationCost Of War Author:Sebastian Junger