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Originally Posted by ThoughtCriminal
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Germany repeated its opposition to the use of taxpayers' funds to help ailing banks after calls from France for a European equivalent of the $700bn US bail-out agreed on Friday night. Germany's Economy Minister, Michael Glos, said such a €300bn rescue fund was a non-starter. 'I do not think it can be justified in this situation to ask the state to restore trust that has been gambled away with large-scale debt relief plans financed by tax money,' he said
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Who would have EVER thought Germany would get things right on this? Not me that's for damn sure. This is just one more reason I think it is coming to a time where I sneak off to a small island nation and try to quietly start New America.