Haider's interview was originally published in German in kleinezeitung.at (Austria's Little Newspaper) on October 10th. I used Babel Fish to come up with a rough translation that I modified for clarity. I eliminated some of the commentary that I found difficult to interpret.
GE
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Haider's Last Interview
Sein letztes Interview: Haider fordert eine Regierung der Einheit
10.10.2008 22:27
Q. What do you recommend to your fellow countrymen who fear for their savings?
HAIDER: Don't become nervous, because savings balances are safe by our [government] safety device [i.e., deposit insurance?]. In addition, it is important that they leave their money in the bank. Only by doing so can the economy get money in order to transact investments. Otherwise, we lose jobs.
Q. Highly-paid managers caused the misery. Is there sufficient cause to prosecute them for their irresponsibility?
HAIDER: Those who thoughtlessly dealt with entrusted money must reap the consequences. We need stricter oversight, a change of the criminal law, and a special courtyard for Wirtschaftsdelikte [economics + ???]. Those who earned gigantic sums of money are not poor. Their criminal responsibility must be established, then they must be locked up.
Q. Is the economic program announced by Werner Faymann and Josef Pröll the correct procedure?
HAIDER: It depends on what the program contains. According to the constitution of the parliament, we need clarification. Because of how we are affected by the crisis, we expect to incur occupation [immigration?] problems. If we want to compensate export losses sustained by a Binnenkonjunktur [???], then we must implement income-strengthening measures by reducing taxes. In addition, we need to provide something for the middle class, such as a fund to offset the loss of the banks as credit givers.
INTERVIEWERS: REINHOLD DOTTOLO, HUBERT PATTERER
http://tinyurl.com/49l8vs - kleinezeitung.at
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Austrian Times Poll
Q. How did Austria's far-right parties BZÖ and FPÖ manage to become the big winners in last month's election?
There is an underlying suspicion of the 'outsider' in Austria.
39.7%
It was a protest vote against the big two parties.
30.1%
The BZÖ/FPÖ capitalised on wide-spread anti-EU sentiment.
12.3%
Their policies struck with the zeitgeist giving people what matters to them.
11.1%
The BZÖ/FPÖ oversimplified complex issues to get the popular vote.
6.8%
http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?poll=15
[FPÖ leader] Strache disassociates himself from the BZÖ after talks with Haider
10. 10. 08. - 14:00
http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=9063
