Wednesday, December 17, 2008

from Der SPEIGEL dec 17, 2008

PIED PIPER PROPOSAL
Berlin's Poor Should Catch Rats, Says Politician
A Berlin politician has come under fire for suggesting that poor people should be encouraged to catch rats by offering them €1 per dead rodent. The intriguing idea entails some gnawing practical problems and has been called "inhuman and cynical". more...PERHAPS NEW YORK's Governor DAVID PATTERSON and NYC's 'nanny'Mayor RON BLOOMBURG should offer this incentive to NYC residents instead of further crippling them with more + higher taxes??? PLENTY OF 'RATS'IN NYC!!!-Ha.

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