The gambit has been accepted but the endgame is far off in the future.

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Some believe that because a denationalization of money is the ideal state of affairs, a monetary Holy Grail, its achievement must be far off in the future.

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Not just save your estate taxes in the far-off future, mind you, which is what trusts customarily do.

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While this may seem a far-off reality, in some respects the future is now: Minorities already outnumber Whites in some of the largest and most influential markets in the country.

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But it's possible many of us will be using cloud music systems in the not-far-off future.

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Asked how far off this future might be, he speculates that in the next five to ten years, vehicle-to-vehicle communication will become more prevalent, but he adds that much depends on what cities regulate.

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Not present at any point was the contrary view, available from many of those knowledgeable on the issue, that any crisis is still decades in the future and could be fended off with far less sweeping adjustments.

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Mrs Merkel, caught off guard, agrees in principle but thinks such a referendum still lies far in the future.

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