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Old 05-24-2011, 09:00 AM
 
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HAHAHA. This is funny, I am NOT surprised no one posted it. Look at all the redundant threads there are that the majority of you guys are posting in

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Speaking at a rally in the western German town of Meschede on Tuesday evening, Merkel suggested southern Europeans are not working enough, while Germans are expected to bail them out.


"We can't have a common currency where some get lots of vacation time and others very little. That won't work in the long term," the chancellor stressed.
EUobserver / Merkel under fire for 'lazy Greeks' comment
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:55 AM
 
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And that's why socialism will never work. People are people by nature.
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:57 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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Huh? German workers have a lot of vacation time as well a really good salaries.
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Old 05-24-2011, 11:15 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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By any standard, German workers are more productive than Greeks. GDP per capita is about $36K in Germany, and $29K for Greece. I don't know if that means Greek workers are lazy or not.
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Old 05-24-2011, 11:18 AM
 
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That's gonna happen when you socialize your monetary system.
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Old 05-24-2011, 01:17 PM
 
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They're not being lazy, they're being spoiled brats.
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Old 05-24-2011, 01:29 PM
 
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A german making derogatory comments about another (ethnic) group? Shocking.

Years ago I commented on how hard it would be to herd all those cats with various agendas when they couldn't even get member nations to observe MANDATED budget deficit limits.
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Old 05-24-2011, 05:20 PM
 
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HAHAHA. This is funny, I am NOT surprised no one posted it. Look at all the redundant threads there are that the majority of you guys are posting in



EUobserver / Merkel under fire for 'lazy Greeks' comment

Most of those that tell the truth and tell it like it is, are set a blaze, by the very people taking advantage of the situation.
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Old 05-24-2011, 05:32 PM
 
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HAHAHA. This is funny, I am NOT surprised no one posted it. Look at all the redundant threads there are that the majority of you guys are posting in



EUobserver / Merkel under fire for 'lazy Greeks' comment
If it doesn't involve Obama, Muslims, Israel, or gays, it won't get much attention on here...
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Old 05-24-2011, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Most of those that tell the truth and tell it like it is, are set a blaze, by the very people taking advantage of the situation.
Yup. Greece got a bailout and did little to shore up their finances and now are back in hot water. Germany is expected to bail them out yet again ?
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