“My first job was in sixth grade, sweeping the clay tennis courts at the yacht club near my house, which I was not a member of. Always had to pay my own rent. But I don't really have any concept of how money works. I don't know how much things cost. Like a BMW. Or a quart of milk. It's embarrassing.” KnowsFirstsJobsHouseMy OwnPayKnow HowCostMembersConceptsCourtClubsTennisGradesMilkEmbarrassingClaySweepingYachtSixth GradeBmwTennis Courts Author:Chloe Sevigny
“Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. If one colony member devotes its life to service over marriage, the individual is of benefit to the society, even though it does not have personal offspring. A soldier going into battle will benefit his country, but he runs a higher risk of death than one who does not. An altruist benefits the group, but a layabout or coward who saves his own energy and reduces his bodily risk passes the resulting social cost to others.” IfsDoeCountryRunningIndividualEnergySocialSinResultsVirtueRiskGroupsHigherBattleCostMembersBenefitsSoldierSelfishnessCowardAltruismVersusSelectionOffspringColony Author:E. O. Wilson
“The fights I fought... cost a lot --the fight for the assault-weapons ban cost 20 members their seats in Congress. The NRA is the reason the Republicans control the House.” WarReasonFightingHousePowerRepublicanCostConflictMembersWeaponsArgumentCongressSeatsAssaultBansNraAssault WeaponsAssault Weapons Ban Author:William J. Clinton
“We cannot deny that our decision today will have an impact on the ability of law enforcement to combat crime. Cell phones have become important tools in facilitating coordination and communication among members of criminal enterprises, and can provide valuable incriminating information about dangerous criminals. Privacy comes at a cost.” ImportantTodayLawAbilityDecisionTechnologyDangerousCrimeInformationCommunicationCostMembersToolsImpactPhonesValuableDenyCriminalsCellsEnterprisePrivacyCombatLaw EnforcementEnforcementCell PhoneCoordination Author:John Roberts
“The White House approved an exemption in Obamacare coverage for Congress and members of their staff. Members complained that the Affordable Care Act will cost them thousands extra a year in premiums. Wait a minute. It's their bill. If it's too expensive, why did they name it the Affordable Care Act?” IfsYearsCareHouseNamesWaitingWhiteMinutesCostMembersBillsCongressExtrasExpensiveWhite HouseStaffObamacareAffordableCoverageApprovedExemptionAffordable Care ActStaff Members Author:Jay Leno
“It is an absurd fiction that the churches are useful. They are nothing more than propaganda centers for superstitious faiths and doctrines. Church members have a right to believe in and propagate their various doctrines. But they should pay every item of the cost, of this propaganda, including fair taxation for all church property.” ShouldBelieveChurchPayFictionCostMembersFairsPropertyIncludingVariousDoctrineAbsurdPropagandaTaxationItemsSuperstitiousChurch Members Author:E. Haldeman-Julius
“Electric service providers in Missouri have warned that the EPA's so-called Clean Power Plan will raise energy costs for Missourians, reduce jobs, and hurt our state's economic competitiveness. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I've fought hard to ensure provisions that would defund this harmful power grab were included in the final appropriations bill. I also support legislation to block this harmful rule and protect workers and families from the damaging effects of the Obama Administration's executive overreach and costly energy regulations.” HardStatesJobsEnergyHurtSupportPlansEconomicEffectsCostProtectMembersRaisesBillsCleanWorkersFinalsBlockAdministrationExecutivesSenateRegulationElectricCommitteesLegislationProvisionProvidersCompetitivenessAppropriationMissouriService ProvidersEpa Author:Roy Blunt
“Seasteads cost money, and if you want to succeed as a Seastead you have to find ways to attract people to move there. If I was a billionaire I wouldn't want to move to a seastead, but if I was a member of the bottom billion, most of whom want to leave their dysfunctional governments, I might want to move to a seastead.” PeopleIfsWayWantGovernmentMightMovingCostSucceedMembersBottomBillionsBillionaire Author:Joe Quirk