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Lederhosen Subsidies Axed as Germany Tightens Belt
Oddy Enough - Reuters ^
| 2004-03-24
Posted on 03/24/2004 12:23:22 PM PST by Junior
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany can no longer afford state aid to help its yodellers buy Lederhosen, the Bavarian government said Tuesday in a sign of how drastically public finances have deteriorated in Europe's largest economy.
"We no longer want to sponsor the Lederhosen with subsidies," Bavarian Premier Edmund Stoiber said, ignoring outcries from traditional folk groups, some of whom have threatened to boycott the opening parade of the Munich Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival.
The Alpine state had previously provided the 300,000 members of its folklore groups with half a million euros in state funds to help buy traditional Bavarian attire such as the leather shorts -- amounting, one newspaper said, to a subsidy of 13 percent per garment.
But even Bavaria, one of Germany's richest states, is under pressure to curb government spending after years of slow economic growth.
A good pair of goat suede leather Lederhosen will set you back 149.90 euros ($185).
TOPICS: Germany; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: germany; lederhosen
Someone probably got caught with his pants down by this announcement...
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:23:23 PM PST
by
Junior
To: Junior
Lederhosen Subsidies Axed LOL!
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:25:21 PM PST
by
EggsAckley
(....."I see the idiot is here"............)
To: Junior
Bump.
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:25:27 PM PST
by
Junior
(No animals were harmed in the making of this post)
To: Junior
Subsidizing Lederhosen in one of the richest countries of the world is plain wrong (but somehow funny). Edmund Stoiber, hopefully Germany's next chancellor, has been known for being an overall conservative (fiscal and moral)with a solid pro-USA attitude. He's the man to watch...
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:30:16 PM PST
by
Bismarck
To: EggsAckley
Evidently, they were a little short...
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:32:23 PM PST
by
Junior
(No animals were harmed in the making of this post)
To: Junior
I wonder how much our home-grown civil war reenactment buffs spend on their gear? No subsidies there, I'll bet!
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:36:34 PM PST
by
JimRed
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To: Junior
Lederhosen Subsidies Axed: Just another sign along the roadside on the way to the complete collapse of Western Europe.
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:39:51 PM PST
by
FormerLib
(Feja e shqiptarit eshte terorizm.)
To: FormerLib
Well, it's not like civilization's been cut off at the knees!
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posted on
03/24/2004 12:52:05 PM PST
by
Junior
(No animals were harmed in the making of this post)
To: Junior
Soccer thugs terrify opponents with new weapon.
To: NewRomeTacitus
Looks like they got their panties in a wad.
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posted on
03/24/2004 1:44:05 PM PST
by
Junior
(No animals were harmed in the making of this post)
To: Junior
Bump
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posted on
03/24/2004 1:46:01 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
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