And will the global economy suffer catastrophic consequences as a result?

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Yes, I understand all the bad things and the unintended consequences that could occur as a result of the Fed picking up another trillion dollars or so of U.S. Government Bonds.

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Going back a good few years, I will always remember my mother preaching to me that I should save up for all the good things in life ... sadly I did not listen and as a result I am now facing the consequences.

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For patients with complex or chronic conditions, switching networks and losing access to a trusted physician as a result of a job transition, a job loss, or early retirement, can have harmful health consequences.

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As a result, these proposed changes will end the adverse consequences from the online trespass to chattels experiment while letting chattel owners prevent socially disadvantageous online usage of their chattels.

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And that is a result of the pressure that they are under as the consequences for making the wrong choices continue to steadily increase.

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Should the shareholders of those companies bear the consequences of a business interruption, lost data, or whatever else occurs as a result of such a counter attack?

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This is in part because it could face legal and political consequences for its actions -- for example, over the financial loss suffered as a result of the fake AP tweet, he said.

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