Washington has far less to lose from a trade war, and has hitherto talked tougher.
So while health economists say Massachusetts, which is still struggling to control its health care costs, has much to gain from a nationwide overhaul, the voters in Massachusetts have far less to lose than residents of other state if the bill dies.
It's a gamble for the backers and it's also a gamble for the creators who, arguably, have far less to lose if a campaign fails.
That's the stupidest thing you can do, because they have far less to lose than you".
Unwisely, perhaps, Charlie posted the warning email on his Facebook account, saying "It's a measure of how warped I've become that, not only am I surprisingly proud of this, but in addition, the first thing I did was to post it here, and that losing my job worries me far less than losing facebook ever could".
But she was quick to say that no one should have a "pity party" for her when people earning far less were losing their jobs.
But in the big picture, the fact is they took the time, and made sure that the short-term pain of having him out of the lineup for a short period of time was far less than losing him long term.
I find it interesting that it seems to be so easy to lose peroxisomes but far less easy to lose extra membranes from around secondary or tertiary chloroplasts, or to lose mitochondria completely, or indeed ER.
"Seize opportunities to reflect on life -- your life and the lives of others," Professor Emery suggests, "and you will be far less likely to lose your equilibrium.
But by any reasonable standard the modern family is far more comfortable: it has electricity and hot running water, television and radio, and is far less likely to lose one of its members to infectious disease.
