“The fundamentalist violence is, so is it, an attempt to increase the stakes, i.e. to discourage the potential desertions by showing that defection will cost them dear, that those who adopt other values will be persecuted or even killed.” ValuesViolenceCostIncreaseDearStakesDiscouragingFundamentalistPersecutedDesertion Author:Pascal Boyer
“Transfer payments discourage the recipients from earning income in the present and from investing in their potential to earn income in the future. People respond to a reduced cost of idleness by choosing to be idle more often.” PeopleCostInvestingIncomeIdleEarningIdlenessPaymentDiscouragingTransfers Author:Robert Higgs
“Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that come from speaking English.” YearsLanguageMillionsCostBenefitsDollarsImmigrantsMultipleDiscouragingPrintingIntegratingBallotsAmerican Society Author:Ernest Istook