Under Vladimir Putin, corruption has grown to astronomical heights, infecting every aspect of life and growing ever more expensive for average Russians, who are expected to pay thousands of pounds in bribes to everyone from traffic police to tax officials.
As the app stores fill up, it's getting ever more expensive for developers to acquire new users.
At the glossier end of the market, enterprising people have been devising ever more expensive products for the public, often with the effervescent approval of celebrities.
But what worries Ms. Friedman — whose critically acclaimed transfers from London have included the Tony Award-winning Cagee aux Folles," "The Norman Conquests," and "Boeing-Boeing" — is that Broadway is ever-more expensive for producing than London.
Despite our funding of ever more expensive salaries and benefits for government employees, these days, few citizens even expect our elected representatives to maintain the level of public services that had been provided for generations.
Rather than driving inefficient cars that eat our hard-earned cash, paying through the nose for ever more expensive imported gas to heat and light our homes, and compromising on the kind of world we leave for our children and grandchildren, we should cut our dependence on fossil fuels now.
That's dangerous, because when antibiotics fail to work, the consequences include longer-lasting illnesses; more doctor visits or extended hospital stays; and the need for ever more expensive and toxic medications.
In reality, however, Trump University was little more than a traveling side show, where presenters used high-pressure sales tactics to convince people to sign up for ever more expensive "lessons" and "mentoring," all in the hopes that someday, they might become as rich as Trump.
Consider the implications: –Entrepreneurs already find it difficult to attract top talent, and ever more expensive health insurance makes it even harder for startups to offer health insurance benefit packages that are competitive with those extended by more established firms.
Education, housing, and health care – essential ingredients for individual success – are growing ever more expensive.
For most Russians, whose salaries are denominated in roubles, imports are becoming ever more expensive.
