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Members of the G-8 nations (Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States) met in Leece, Italy, yesterday to discuss the state of world affairs. The main topic on the table was whether they should end their stimulus efforts and let world economies float their own boats.

The meeting, which Russian finance minister, Alexei Kudrin, described as "stormy," concluded with agreement that there would be no immediate end to the stimulus programs. U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner indicated that the U.S. had no intention of moving toward a tighter policy. He said, "it's too early to shift toward a policy of restraint." It must be noted that the more fiscally conservative governments of Germany and Canada favored ending the stimulus programs as soon as they are no longer needed.

The final communique included a statement that financial ministers did discuss the need to find ways of ending the stimulus programs. They concluded by saying, "the breath and intensity of the prolonged downturn have revealed the importance of strengthening our commitment or standards of propriety, integrity and transparency."

So now, you might ask, did the G-8 accomplish anything? From the tone of the meeting, it seems too early for the G-8 nations to end the stimulus programs already in place, at least for the time being. Eventually, there will be a time when these programs will end and the economies of the world will go back to free floating, without government interventions.

Should world economies end their stimulus programs now?

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