But getting started in saving is not enough.

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After saving lives, getting the lights back on "is the most critical thing, " said Gregory Reed, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh and a former engineer at Consolidated Edison Inc.

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The problem is twofold: One is that depending on how it's structured, if recipients are suddenly getting a plan that has their reimbursement rates going like this, but health care costs are still going up like that, then over time the way we're saving money is essentially by capping what they're getting relative to their costs.

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Much of this, inevitably, is in resources, but governments are getting better at saving the proceeds of the good times for the less good ones, reckons Mr Ballim.

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The only thing I can see Greece getting out of this deal is that the Greek bankers and politicos are saving their butts at the expense of the rest of country.

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My bottom line is to make sure that we are saving or creating 4 million jobs, we are making sure that the financial system is working again, that homeowners are getting some relief.

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"My bottom line is to make sure that we are saving or creating 4 million jobs, we are making sure that the financial system is working again, that homeowners are getting some relief, " he said.

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