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A grand economic experiment?
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment being played out between Europe, trying to cut its way out of trouble, and the United States, trying to spend its way to redemption?
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment being played out between Europe, trying to cut its way out of trouble, and the United States, trying to spend its way to redemption?
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(Image: A woman holds several Euro currency notes and US ten dollar bills. Credit: BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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