Which government program is called the third rail of American politics by politicians because, like the high-voltage bar that powers subway trains, if you touch it you die?

A quantitative presentation of costs and benefits of a proposed policy often is accompanied by an explanation of qualitative considerations because of

a. the difficulty of assigning dollar value to such variables as pain, suffering, and lives saved. b. the inability to take account of the effects of inflation. c. a lack of access to computers. d. the lack of quantitative methods.

What are BRACs meant to accomplish?

a. Military base closures b. Escalation of troop levels c. Transfer of arms to foreign governments d. Easing diplomatic relations