Word: utilitarian
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...will we ever be rid of the electoral system? Do we even want to be? While our reasoning about voter power generally tends to be deontological (i.e. one person, one vote is inherently right), these arguments are quite utilitarian in their appeal, which seems to at once make them suspect. But if the price of freedom truly is eternal vigilance, we need to explore these practical effects of the Electoral College before we decide to dismantle a central part of our federal election system...
...when I was 12 and with no real place to move, especially after the bozo in front of me reclines his seat those precious three inches. He may not think much of taking those three inches, but it means a whole helluva lot to me. If this were a utilitarian calculation, my discomfort would be to his comfort as Harvard's endowment is to my checking account...
...Utilitarian One Strap...
However, fathers need not regard paternity leave as a temporary sacrifice, that in a long-term utilitarian calculus will ultimately pay-off when they can connect to their kids during those trying years of teen angst. Instead, they should give themselves the chance to see the world anew through a baby's eye. And that enlightened vision should include rethinking their own roles in family interaction...
...despite its distance from the House's main entrance and somewhat more "utilitarian" appearance, the Daniels tower forms a social center that its residents widely praise...