And theproblem is that thepain and time of tax accounting, tax preparation, is entirely unaccounted for in the deliberations of those who design the tax system.
Theproblem is that operating markets on the basis of barter is a pain: you have to scout around looking for the rare person who wants what you have and has what you want.
The telltale signs of a problem are a fever and persistent pain that's disproportionate to the injury: Sometimes it's "the worst pain they've ever experienced, " he said.
Its founder, Nicolas Bazan, a 60-year-old neuroscientist, has a seemingly simple and elegant answer to thepainproblem: chemically combine a derivative of acetaminophen with a saccharinelike component.
Mr Varian argues that this overcomes the free-rider problem, a particular pain for makers of online content because it can often be reproduced at zero cost.