Because, even though they often are confused or scared, they never stop thinking, never stop looking for the answer to a problem, and despite a minor detour now and then, they never go off mission.

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You may think the answer is protectionism to stop the trade from happening in the first place, but the deadweight losses are likely to be even larger for protectionism than for transfers.

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Stop looking for THE right answer and who knows what you might come up with!

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Williams' main primary opponents are three longtime council members forced to answer at every stop for the various crises the city suffered.

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Swiss francs are not the answer because the government of Switzerland needs to stop the inflows to that nation to protect its economy.

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If the question is, are we, each time there is an idea, evaluating it and making a decision, is this the best option that we have right now, based on how quickly we can stop this leak and how much damage can we mitigate -- then the answer is yes.

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Preferring to silence their critics rather than answer them, Gazprom's managers have suggested changing the rules of board meetings to stop directors telling outsiders what happens there.

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