For example, the expectationsof the publicand of financialmarketparticipantswouldhave to bemanaged carefully, assuch anapproachwouldnevereliminatefinancial crises entirely.
So, increasingly, is Mr Salmond's vision of Scotland's economy: his have-cake-and-eat-it approach to business and public spending, and enthusiasm for financial services, are ominously reminiscent of New Labour's.
Shenkman is a New Jersey lawyer who is taking a creative approach to educating the public and professionals about the importance of financial and estate planning for people living with a chronic illness and their loved ones.
And while that approach makes financial sense, it's hard to achieve across public services during the toughest, most sustained squeeze public spending has seen.