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In Europe, policymakers have failed to counter an expanding sovereign-debt crisis in the eurozone’s periphery, despite many summits and programs, multiple expensive bailouts, and the imposition of painful economic sacrifices on societies.

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Now consider a situation in which the motors stay off, the fly continues on its path and it suffers some painful consequence such as getting zapped.

It's too painful.

And this is why I like to talk about this, because if we don't acknowledge it, then the transition will be pretty painful.

And that's part of the reason I like to talk about this, because I think it can be pretty painful, and we really have to work through it.

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