Word: tradeoffs
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...Everybody has to put clothes on their back, and drive to work, and take care of their homes and go about their routine stuff. They are still interested in products that save money. People are still going to be buying flat screen TVs, because they think it's a tradeoff with going to the movies, and it keeps the family at home. So I think there's a basic level of consumption out there that isn't going to change. I credit our President for giving a sense of confidence that something is happening. I don't think people...
...conversations with hundreds of undergraduates at Harvard indicate that these final two reasons are the key factors behind economics’ popularity. Students often say that in contrast to most settings, choosing a concentration does not involve a tradeoff: economics is both practical and interesting. Economics majors can have their cake...
...waste matter instead of food crops - might overwhelm that system. "We have to be very careful about biofuels in terms of what kind of crops we grow and where we grow them," says Mulholland. "The great expansion of corn could be a real problem." It would be a poor tradeoff if we killed the seas to fuel our cars...
...Goldenberg, who is also a member of the Crimson’s editorial staff, also argued that Harvard doesn’t rank among the worst on the alleged oversight-liability tradeoff, claiming “Harvard is fairly unique in allowing private parties in its dorm rooms.” Jenna M. Mellor ’08, while not a fan of the party grant’s demise, agrees. “I have friends at other schools that were surprised by how big a role the University played in funding parties with alcohol...
Furthermore, this would allow individuals to personalize their own risk/convenience tradeoff, picking airlines that, say, have high security and high hassle (e.g. El Al) or low security and high convenience—after all, there’s no reason to believe that a one-size-fits-all model fits everyone...