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World Service,07 Jul 2010,18 mins

Puritanism and profligacy

Business Daily

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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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