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mw on September 28, 2005 - 1:16pm

Transparency tells you if you are royally #$&*#$ or not; transparency, if a crisis is looming a decade out and not tomorrow, gives us time to prepare and adapt.

Lack of transparency will be what kills us.

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GliderGuider on September 28, 2005 - 5:12pm

Transparency is the only thing that would allow us to cross the Hirsch Gap. Without it, you can't tell where you are in the gap, so due to the inertia of human nature governments and consumers figure it's just Business As Usual until the tap runs dry. "Hirsch Gap? Whazzat - a new clothing store?"

Needing transparency and getting it are two different kettles of biodiesel, though.

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