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The enemy was reduced to a mere foothold. But the whole operation proved no more than a rearguard action. As General Thario wrote, "We are fighting on the wrong continent." Joe was even broader and more emphatic. "It's a putup job," he complained, "to keep costplus plants like this operating.
Ward Moore - Greener Than You Think

The herringpicklers of Holland struck in a body while the American salt refiners bid as one to produce on a costplus basis. This last was a clincher and the obscurantic antisalts received the deathblow they richly deserved. The Communist party reversed themselves swiftly. All respectable and patriotic people lined up behind salt.
Ward Moore - Greener Than You Think
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