In the United States, the upcoming Presidential election is characterized as “the economy elections”, and the campaigning has kicked into high gear, even as the “fiscal cliff” looms dangerously near. The Congressional Budget Office has warned that spending cuts and tax rises due to take place in 2013 could push the US economy back into recession.
For instance, “An eye for an eye will only make the world go blind” could be replaced by “Revenge reduces collective welfare”. The latter is short, inoffensive, and pithy, but meaningless for most listeners.