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At this point, it's not about the debt; it's about the deficit. Handling the debt is clearly a long-term issue, though it's difficult (impossible?) for politicians to act on matters beyond the next election.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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