Indeed, with an increasingly lenient political regime, populism may become irresistible, while the size of the government bureaucracy may continue to bloat.

In a more commercial context, the biggest reasons for using assembly language were minimal bloat (size), minimal overhead, greater speed, and reliability.

Debt write downs and guarantees will inevitably bloat Germany s government debt, as the authorities are forced to bail out German banks (and probably some neighboring countries banks).

As Secretary General, Ban has lived up to his self styled vision of being the consummate diplomat, and has made some important gains in tackling the UN's bureaucratic bloat as well as dealing with the Middle East.

Debt write downs and guarantees will inevitably bloat Germany s government debt, as the authorities are forced to bail out German banks (and probably some neighboring countries banks). But the sooner the underlying reality is made transparent and becomes widely recognized, the lower the long run cost will be.