German housewife hailed as Euro solution
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simmering">simmering</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boil">boil</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="union">union</span>. <span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Stuttgart">Stuttgart</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Swabia">Swabia</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="Swabian">Swabian</span> <span word="housewife">housewife</span>’ - <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thriftiness">thriftiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="household">household</span>.</p><p><span word="Claudia">Claudia</span> <span word="Bauder">Bauder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gaby">Gaby</span> <span word="Weber">Weber</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> - <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stuttgart">Stuttgart</span>. “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="ingrained">ingrained</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Swabians">Swabians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="Swabians">Swabians</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="do">do</span>." <span word="Weber">Weber</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Polls">Polls</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="stance">stance</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slash">slash</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bailouts">bailouts</span>. <span word="Bauder">Bauder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Weber">Weber</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="say">say</span>, '<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>?' <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="justifiable">justifiable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, ‘<span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="it">it</span>?’” <span word="Bauder">Bauder</span> <span word="pondered">pondered</span>.</p>
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