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Homeowners on a street in Germany have been told they must foot the bill for their road's construction - even though it's been there for nearly 80 years.
[...] The bills included a conversion from the Nazi-era Reichsmark currency into euros for the original road surface, first laid in 1937, which is being dubbed "Hitler asphalt" by the German media. The figures were also adjusted for inflation.
While homeowners were perplexed, a court has now confirmed that they must cough up the cash. It determined that while construction began in the 1930s, the road was only officially completed in 2009 when pavements were added. For the intervening period it was considered to be under development.
[...] According to Die Welt, the council says people weren't required to contribute towards road construction under the Third Reich, so the costs are simply being billed now. The court agreed, saying that the length of time involved doesn't matter. "There is no statute of limitations in relation to the construction work," says Franziska Hoette, a judge at Dusseldorf's Administrative Court.
Source: BBC News
(Score: 5, Touché) by Gaaark on Sunday July 31 2016, @11:52AM
Nice! Very well done, sir! :)
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(Score: 5, Funny) by Anne Nonymous on Sunday July 31 2016, @12:42PM
It's almost as though the state is Goering the homeowners.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday August 01 2016, @05:35PM
Au-Schwitz, how much do they expect me to cough up?!
(Score: 2) by cmn32480 on Sunday July 31 2016, @03:47PM
While I may have a reasonable sense of puns, I cannot take credit for this one. Somebody on IRC said it (arti, maybe?), and I found it funny, so I borrowed it.
"It's a dog eat dog world, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear" - Norm Peterson
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday July 31 2016, @04:12PM
It makes the dept. thing worth reading!
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(Score: 2) by Anne Nonymous on Sunday July 31 2016, @08:34PM
It's only Reich 'n Road, but I like it.
Like it, like it, yes I do.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday July 31 2016, @09:36PM
And do ya think that you're the only girl around?
I bet you think that you're the only woman in town
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it. I like it...
Hey, it seems to fit! :)
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(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday July 31 2016, @10:08PM
To get on the road to Fascism,
Take the Third Reich
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..