The extent to which all people in our society are made to count, and believe that they count, is not just a measure of decency; it makes sound economic sense.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What counts is what you do with your money, not where it came from.
You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.
You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.
We are just statistics, born to consume resources.
If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.
People tend to think that numbers are quite objective, but numbers in economics are not like this. Some economists say they're like sausages: you don't know what they really are until you cut into them.
Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.
The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.
Our assessment of socio-economic worth is largely a sham. We scientists should not lend ourselves to it - though we routinely do. We should, instead, insist on applying the criterion of quality.
It's what the reader thinks that counts.