In what has to be one of the most... creative campaign promises in quite a while, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier unveils the "Deutschland Plan," wherein he will eliminate unemployment by 2020. True, there are no specific term-limits attached to the position of Chancellor in Germany, but planning out to 2020 is an awfully optimistic reach.
Green jobs and health care are slated to create 4 million new jobs under the plan. Sound familiar?
Steinmeier 'Deutschland Plan' Pledges Full Employment [Bloomberg]
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:32PM
What's the matter, old man? We have ways of making you work.
Deutschland, Deutschland Uber Alles!
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:34PM
I don't like German initiatives with the words "Plan" or "solution" in them. Just sayin'
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:36PM
Zu lange; nicht lesen.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:37PM
Whatever you do, don't mention the war! I did once, but I think I got away with it.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:37PM
I still want the answer to the final solution. What is it? Tell me!!!!
chocolate banana
Posted by HeadlessHorseman , Aug 03, 2009 1:39PM
@2 Well done.
EP - Nice tags.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:43PM
Lassen Sie mich Ihnen ein wenig etwas über die Liebe erzählen, weil ich Sie liebe. Alle von Ihnen.
January 1933
6 million
January 1934
3.3 million
January 1935
2.9 million
January 1936
2.5 million
January 1937
1.8 million
January 1938
1.0 million
January 1939
302,000
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:44PM
also they will put a lot of men to work at the Million Man Bukkake
Posted by Equity Private , Aug 03, 2009 1:46PM
If anyone can do it, it's the Germans. They almost had unemployment licked once before as #7 points out. (Hint: You can cut at the problem from the supply and the demand side).
Posted by Anal_yst , Aug 03, 2009 1:47PM
EP, where shall we send tips since the traditional DB tipline has an out of office message?
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:49PM
john malkovich as naked, evil shorter?
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 1:54PM
id like to see an ElimiDate with Herr Steinmeier there.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:00PM
What a bunch of goddamn malarkey. Not even the interns can get things right anymore.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/08/dude_in_underpants_passed_out.html
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:02PM
die Endlösung zur Arbeitslosigkeitsfrage
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:05PM
wow. e burnett looks great today.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:11PM
eQUITY pRIVATE? wHAT oTHER pRIVATES? aNY pRIVATES bETWEEN tHE lEGS?
Posted by american bandersnatch , Aug 03, 2009 2:12PM
@5 - The final solution was the answer. Just as in Jeopardy, the question is of critical importance.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:12PM
Germany has never been able to eliminate anything.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:13PM
Well the European Fecal Standards and Measurements is hiring, thats a start
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:21PM
Why do Germans enjoy shitting on each other so much?
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:36PM
Work makes you free.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:38PM
Arbeit Macht Frei.
Posted by NAS Keflavik boi , Aug 03, 2009 2:50PM
hell they dould do this overnight just by kicking out half the Turks... be a little tougher getting a doner kebab on the KuDamm, but that's life...
Posted by american bandersnatch , Aug 03, 2009 2:52PM
@23 - Kebabnacht?
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 2:59PM
Du!
Du hast!
Du hast micht!
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 3:03PM
Not sure that any German plan with 'eliminate' in it is kosher.
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 3:05PM
Suck my ass and eat my Vaseline, bitches!
Steph "Starbury" Marbury
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 3:27PM
Schöne Grüße an die Arbeiterklasse!
Warum erlässt man nicht einfach ein Gesetz gegen Arbeitslosigkeit?
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 3:31PM
Unemployment --> Reich Employment --> :(
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 3:42PM
...and free beer for everyone!
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 3:44PM
Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!
Posted by guest , Aug 03, 2009 4:49PM
Arbeit macht frei.
Posted by amsat , Aug 03, 2009 4:58PM
All I can say is they need to tell us what's their really plan because that's our rights..
Todd DiRoberto
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/todd-diroberto.asp?cycle=08