It would rather have its money now, even if the long-term consequence is an aggravation of the budget deficit.

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Yet even when loss of shareholder value is a long-term consequence of the acquisition, the company executives responsible for the misjudgment usually remain unscathed.

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That makes companies more cautious in planning for the near term, with the unhappy consequence of slower growth hitting an already stressed economy.

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While I agree that the Fed has to buy up these treasuries to slow down the inevitable rise in long term rates, it is the consequence of an equally bad policy of encouraging the engagement in the carry trade at the expense of savers in the first place.

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Now, American soldiers are taught "Consequence Management, " a military term that describes a simple idea.

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The ultimate consequence here will be Fed induced inflation which solves some short term problems but, promises a whole set of new problems.

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That is not without consequence, as it will mean slower growth in the short term (less than one year), but cutting deficits year after year, even gradually, will mean a very slow-growth, muddle through economy for a sustained period.

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As a consequence, the Debtors do not have a competitive cost structure and cannot achieve viability on a long-term sustainable basis in their industry.

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