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sysop · 06.11.2012, 16:10

Chancellor Merkel has been fond of mandating austerity programs in the euro zone. Back home, however, her government just pushed through a number of programs that could make it difficult to balance the German budget by 2014. Commentators say they are nothing more than a gift to voters ahead of elections next year.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-865640.html

vinzclortho · 06.11.2012, 19:58

Obviously, nothing good is going to come of this.

A basic life lesson is that one should avoid being in the position of having to explain a policy that can be easily characterized as an example of "Do as I say and not as I do" hypocrisy.

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sysop Administrator Join Date: 08.03.2005 Posts: 3,173	The World from Berlin: Merkel Spends while Demanding Euro-Zone Austerity Chancellor Merkel has been fond of mandating austerity programs in the euro zone. Back home, however, her government just pushed through a number of programs that could make it difficult to balance the German budget by 2014. Commentators say they are nothing more than a gift to voters ahead of elections next year. http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-865640.html

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vinzclortho Join Date: 21.08.2012 Posts: 9	Obviously, nothing good is going to come of this. A basic life lesson is that one should avoid being in the position of having to explain a policy that can be easily characterized as an example of "Do as I say and not as I do" hypocrisy.