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Sat 11 Nov 2002Germany sings a song of broken promisesThe voters are sure the government hid the looming economic meltdown until after election day. Sound familiar? Derek Scally reports on Germany's economic woesGermans are watching their cent these days. The country is in the middle of its worst financial crisis since unification, the economy is teetering on the verge of its second recession in 12 months and unemployment is stuck at 10 per cent. Despite the pinch, however, more than 350,000 people splashed out this week and bought The Tax Song, a satirical single that blames the whole mess on the chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, and his broken election promises.