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Author Topic: Famous last words: "Whoever can't handle it, should give me a call."
Doug
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posted 22 July 2004 05:16 PM      Profile for Doug   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Germany's economy minister was so confident a new benefits scheme was easy to grasp that he invited anyone who could not understand it to give him a call.

Unfortunately, the new merged form for welfare benefits was 16 pages long....and the calls came in!

See what happens when politicians try to be accessible?

[ 22 July 2004: Message edited by: Doug ]


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DrConway
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posted 22 July 2004 05:19 PM      Profile for DrConway     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I think it's also a pretty damning indictment of just how out of touch some politicians are with the concerns of the population as a whole.
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