I‘ve been slightly following the German elections. I watched the German election debate at CNN the other day (English commentary started to annoy me at the end) and was not really impressed with both party leader’s performance. One German commented that it was good to see Merkel do reasonable good.
But then the mistakes are made, almost revealing the (true?) intentions of the CDU: economical programs highlighted by -uh- calculations. It appears:
Kirchhof (CDU shadow finance minister) said his model tax calculations were based on a “mathematical average secretary.” According to the calculations, this “mathematical average secretary” was neither married nor single — but married to a “certain percentage point,” and she would have 1.3 children. “Is this the kind of man you want in charge of your taxes?” asked Schroeder.
Classic comment from Schroeder. I can hear the laughter here in Nova Scotia.