Tough talk about increasing or even maintaining a high price, encourages consumers to invest in lower energy consuming goods (cars, generally), thereby reducing future demand.

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Worse still, most of these jobs came from the goods-consuming service sector rather than the goods-producing manufacturing sector (which lost another 6, 000 jobs).

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If the numbers of idle workers climb because of the severity of the recession, the situation aggravates accordingly: less saleable goods available among consuming competitors.

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Mercosur borders are more open in theory than fact: getting goods across can still be a time-consuming (and, at times, palm-greasing) affair.

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In every market--and at every step from suppliers of raw materials to consumers of finished goods--faster, cheaper communication lowers the cost of producing and consuming.

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Likewise, since the cost of consuming human capital is regularly transferred to taxpayers and individuals, perverse HR practices devalue both public and private goods, and deprive the national economy of consumers, market participants, and a steadfast citizenry.

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