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It may well be that such
painful
deviations from agreed principles will be reflected in an eventual comprehensive settlement, but prejudging these issues before the beginning of negotiations denies the Palestinians some of their most important bargaining chips.
French authorities, it seems, wanted to avoid reawakening the
painful
trauma of the event.
Indeed, although painful, acceptance of Western values by a society excluded for centuries from European history has gained momentum despite the fact that we often see ourselves as different from Western nations.
After the long and
painful
campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, I understand every impulse to stay clear of the turmoil, to watch but not to intervene, to ratchet up language but not to engage in the hard, even harsh business of changing reality on the ground.
It requires a sense of social responsibility that accompanies and cushions the
painful
process of modernization.
Their fate is a
painful
example of how inequality not only undermines economic growth and stability – as economists and organizations like the International Monetary Fund are finally acknowledging – but also violates our most cherished notions of what a fair society should look like.
If she had held a press conference and said something like, “I feel what anyone would feel at this
painful
time, and I ask for privacy for myself and my family as we try to get through this,” the scrutiny of her would have ended much sooner, along with the story itself.
On the contrary, austerity was perhaps too successful (and painful).
The full extent of the fallout is unknown, but we can expect it to be
painful
for many people and damaging to many institutions.
Any non-trivial trade sanctions (including sanctions on Russian financial institutions) would be much more
painful
than the direct cost of subsidizing Crimea.
At the same time, the political parties that led their countries into the EU all came under pressure, because they were associated with
painful
reforms.
Indeed, only when victims have stood up and stated their names – granted, a difficult and often
painful
thing to do – have institutional change and successful prosecutions been possible.
It is
painful
for Europe to lose pride in its new currency so fast, but in strict economics terms, no harm arises from the euro's present weakness.
Americans increasingly understand that confronting domestic problems and challenges often involves
painful
tradeoffs.
After all, with
painful
deleveraging – spending less and saving more to reduce debts – depressing domestic private and public demand, the only hope of restoring growth is an improvement in the trade balance, which requires a much weaker euro.
And there are signs of austerity and reform fatigue both in Spain and Italy, where demonstrations, strikes, and popular resentment against
painful
austerity are mounting.
Many participants agreed that China’s top-down decision-making structure, by enabling the government to invest in
painful
but needed reforms, confers a powerful development advantage.
The government must now dispel the remaining vestiges of the stimulus-fueled over-investment of 2008-2010, however
painful
it may be.
The ultimate aim of austerity is precisely the restoration of trust – among northern Europeans that the money transferred to troubled economies will not be squandered, and among the peoples affected by
painful
spending cuts that their efforts are recognized and supported.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a favorite target of opponents of austerity for some time now, and it is understandable that, after months of being a bystander to the EU’s
painful
inability to govern, Germany has reluctantly – indeed, insufficiently – taken charge.
The continent’s most successful economy, Germany, insists that its partners follow its brand of fiscal conservatism, choking off the growth that would make
painful
reforms easier to implement.
For starters, thanks to
painful
austerity, deficits and debts have fallen, meaning that most advanced economies now have some fiscal space to boost demand.
Consumer pressure, political boycotts, and costly lawsuits were damaging companies’ bottom lines, and environmental policies helped shield companies from bad publicity and protect shareholders from
painful
losses.
But selling to the French public
painful
structural change as the price to be paid for “Europe” no longer works.
But that would be
painful
and slow.
And Spain’s recent general election, held three days after the Brexit referendum, suggests that, despite high unemployment, austerity, and
painful
structural reforms, moderate, pro-European forces remain a majority.
A bipartisan committee has to propose $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction by the end of this year, and Congress must either accept that proposal, or see immediate, politically
painful
expenditure cuts, which would include defense spending – an area that America’s Republicans care about strongly.
The Blueprints scenario is less painful, even if the start is more disorderly.
But, in a less favorable economic climate, printing money becomes a handy alternative to difficult decisions and
painful
adjustments, such as tax hikes and deep cuts in government spending.
It is a fantastic, unpredictable, and devastatingly
painful
world – one that is so complex that even the show’s most loyal viewers often are confused.
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