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To: r9etb
it prompted the Weimar government to initiate hyperinflation to pay off the reparations.

There are a number of reasons for the hyperinflation, but this ain't one of them. Even the French and British weren't stupid enough to take inflated German marks in payment of their reparations.

It did, however, allow the government to pay off its entire debt to its own citizens for essentially nothing.

45 posted on 05/05/2005 2:48:06 PM PDT by Restorer
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To: Restorer
It did, however, allow the government to pay off its entire debt to its own citizens for essentially nothing.

Ooops. My bad -- you're right.

46 posted on 05/05/2005 2:49:17 PM PDT by r9etb
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