[ She's quiet a moment. ]

To begin with...they spend lots of money on us. That could be spent on social services - school, or support for the impoverished. And they use us as a threat to intimidate their enemies. And...

[ She hesitates. He's got to know this, hasn't he? So that he knows not to trust everyone as easily as...Well, as he trusted her, honestly. ]

And there are some imPorts who hurt others. Who kill the local people when they can't even defend themselves.