Ten states have already put cost-of-living adjustments on their books, meaning minimum-wage workers in those states see a raise just about every year.
"So we're just putting costs on top of costs," he said.
"It beggars belief, really," the spokesperson said, "that the government are putting costs ahead of saving children's lives".
One estimate put the cost of putting wireless access throughout a big airport at up to $2 million.
Legend put the costs of the court battles at $7 million.
Ms. Brunzema put actual costs of building a similar one closer to $350,000.
Ministers initially put the costs of the NHS scheme's failure at £6.4bn.
Federal prosecutors put direct costs of the wipeout at $2.4 million and its indirect costs in lost business at another $8 million.
To put that in figures: previous estimates put the cost of adaptation at $70-$70-$100 billionea yearm 2010 to 2050.
The WHO puts the costs of a 50-bed facility at about $900,000 a month.
One estimate already puts the costs of flooding at £1bn a year – four times the Environment Agency's budget.
