This simple story helped World Bank staff and managers envision a different kind of future for the organization.

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Unfortunately for us and the world, this simple but profoundly important truth is lost on virtually all economists and central bankers today.

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Outside of the cellular telephony world, this seemingly simple occurrence doesn't really happen -- typical wireless signals have to take turns when it comes to listening and transmitting.

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"When we work together we can achieve our goal, and our goal is simple: peace and happiness in this world, " she told Ban.

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The point of this shaggy-dog story is simple: how in the world were my friends supposed to know all the things they needed to know to keep that system running safely and reliably?

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This is happening all over the world and for a fairly simple reason: health care is a superior good.

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The broader issue is simple: the developed world has too much debt and to reduce this debt, they want to create inflation and depreciate the value of their currencies (thereby reducing the value of the debt).

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