People & Politics | Breaking Taboos

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Channel: DW News · 2009 · News & Politics

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The German government's bid to bail out the bankrupt Hypo-Real-Estate bank has brought the issue of state aid to - and co-ownership of -- private companies to the top of the news agenda. But how far can and should the state go? Chancellor Angela Merkel thinks the state should even be able to expropriate companies to save taxpayers' money and stop the damage from spreading to the rest of the economy.

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