One world leader lectures another on the importance of reducing government debt

Unfortunately, it's Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, explaining how economic liberty works to B. Hussein Obama, "leader" of what used to be the most powerful economic engine in history.  It's stunning how decades of contra-constitutional government spending, borrowing, taxation, and regulation can destroy a free people.

Here's an excerpt:

Chancellor Angela Merkel championed German export strength as “the right thing” for her country, spurning President Barack Obama’s call to boost private spending as both leaders prepare for Group of 20 talks.

Merkel, addressing a business audience in Berlin today, said she told Obama in a phone call that cutting government debt is “absolutely important for us,” exposing a second point of contention ahead of the June 26-27 G-20 summit in Canada.

Reducing the budget deficit by 10 billion euros ($12 billion) per year “won’t put a brake on the world’s economic growth,” Merkel said, relating what she told Obama yesterday. Germans are more likely to spend money if they feel the government “is taking precautions” to ensure solid finances, she said.