Yet it is a sign of the changing landscape in the European game that while the first part of the equation came to pass Willian was outstanding for Shakthar in the group stage of the Champions League the second didn't.
There is one further, potentially critical factor at work in the PLO aid equation: Horatius Forbes is a member of an activist freshman congressional class - a group that has, in recent weeks, shown itself increasingly willing to defy its leadership and, if necessary, to defeat legislation contrary to core Republican beliefs.
Perhaps more so for the Apples and the Googles and the Amazons of the group, who are looking for emotional engagement to fill out the brand loyalty equation and attendant profit streams to fit their own mobile product lines.
By denying coverage to the 65 and 66 year olds who currently form the youngest group in the Medicare insurance pool we are removing the healthiest people from the Medicare insurance equation.