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January 5, 2012

The Danger Debt Poses to the Western World

Alexander Jung, Der Spiegel

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Countries around the world, particularly in the West, are hopelessly in the red, with debt rising every day. Even worse, politicians seem paralyzed, unable -- or unwilling -- to do anything about it. It is a global disaster that threatens the immediate future. But there might be a way out.

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