San Francisco moves towards a true cost model

"This summer, San Francisco became the first city in the US to enact legislation requiring the use full-cost accounting principles to guide city purchasing. Some $600 million in spending a year ? from toilet paper to computers ? will now be made according to criteria that considers not just materials and transportation costs, but also environmental and health costs as well. "

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