Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and rising chances for everyone who makes the effort?
Admittedly, there is a rising chance that he will (roughly 20 per cent say the bookies), and the received wisdom has shifted.
Even if Washington and Tehran remain determined to avoid an all-out war, with every passing month there is a rising chance of one breaking out by accident.
With a rising chance of leading the next government, Mr Jibril called for a broad coalition government.The Islamists of the Justice and Development Party, which is close to the Brotherhood, seemed rueful but gracious in accepting defeat.
But as the euro crisis calms and the British election in 2015 draws near (with a rising chance of a Conservative victory), the issue of Britain's membership is returning with a vengeance.
Above all, the politicians need to avoid messing up macroeconomic policy by raising taxes too sharply.If all that is done, however, great prizes are within reach: rising productivity, rising living standards, a rising international reputation and, above all, a rising chance to face up to China on equal, or even superior, terms.
Because, while Mr Cameron stands a rising chance of getting and surviving a second term with his wits intact, his relentlessly tactical approach to politics has created a number of deeply irritating loose ends.On fiscal consolidation, education and the environment, Mr Cameron's achievements are real, but often hyped and unsatisfying.
If it appears that the scheduled tax increases will take effect, stocks could decline as investors begin to price in a rising chance of a recession, and the fall could worsen as stocks are sold to lock in lower current rates on capital gains, said David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds.
"At a time when there is a rising chance of either a nuclear Iran or an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, we should be trying to reduce our reliance on oil going through the Strait of Hormuz and not increasing it," said Michael Makovsky, a former Defense Department official who worked on Middle East issues in the George W. Bush administration.
Even as his profile has risen, Chance has largely maintained the approachability borne of that experience, and he remains an enthusiastic booster of his peers.
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