The fundamental thing that slowing cost growth does is free up resources.

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Over the last few years I have read a lot of economic and monetary history and assert that ALL periods of rapid economic expansion are driven by two fundamental processes: Reducing the cost of doing work and reducing the cost of information.

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"There are fundamental issues of necessity, principle, cost and viability that remain unanswered, " he said.

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And how will any of the automakers' cost-cutting plans solve the fundamental problem of getting customers back into showrooms to buy cars?

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Cost growth often is the first cause cited when a program is canceled, although cost increases may be symptomatic of more fundamental problems.

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But the fundamental market failure that Congress sought to fix was this cost-shifting from the uninsured to the privately insured.

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India's fundamental attraction has not changed since it first drew software developers: fantastic cost savings.

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Fundamental disconnects in how marketers and consumers understand and value engagement tactics may cost marketers great opportunities.

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So what they need to do now is to recognize that this is one of the fundamental reasons why they're having a problem with supplying fuel to the population, and simply increase the cost up to something like the average price paid by citizens of the other Gulf states.

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Fundamental advances in LED semiconductor technology, optics, and lighting system design now enable LED lights to break century old cost and performance barriers that have prevented consumers from realizing the savings businesses and municipalities already enjoy.

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