Germany’s ruling coalition grapples with a wrecked budget

German is famed for long, powerful words that deliver meaning with pinpoint accuracy. The term Schuld is not one of these. Confusingly, its six letters convey two very different ideas. Schuld means both guilt, as in mea culpa, and debt, as in onerous money obligations. This mental link helps…

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