When other twentysomethings might have been writing lighthearted music, Mahler was trying to solve the riddles of the universe through his epic symphonies.

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Even for those who perceive recessions as market failures rather than a self-correcting force, and thus think recovery requires help, politicians cannot solve economic riddles.

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