The other thing that we want to emphasize is, for those who have an ambition to start a business, entrepreneurs, young people who have gotten college degrees or advanced degrees -- for us to train them here in the United States and then send them back to start businesses elsewhere makes absolutely no sense.
When you look into the details of these calculations (this is certainly true for HS2 in hte UK and I would be absolutely astonished if it is different elsewhere, as this is the standard method) the standard value ascribed to the time is the average pay of the people doing the travelling.
He has demonstrated to those in combat that their country is indeed behind them, proud of their accomplishments in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere and convinced that the sacrifice they and their families are making is not only worthy but absolutely necessary.