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Puritanism and profligacy

Is Germany resolutely tackling its budget deficit sensibly or just cutting too far and too fast? Plus the face of Ben Franklin on the new $100 bill - is it bad for forgers?

Is Germany resolutely tackling its budget deficit sensibly or just cutting too far and too fast? And might German austerity mean poverty elsewhere? Does the debate echo arguments in the Thirties about "sound finance" versus governments spending out of recession. Plus the face of Ben Franklin on the new American $100 bill - is it bad for forgers?

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Wed 30 Jun 2010 07:32GMT

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  • Wed 30 Jun 2010 07:32GMT

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