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Thursday, May 28, 2009

The real sin of Silvio Berlusconi

In any other western European country, scandals like those which have involved Mr. Berlusconi would have brought down the Italian premier in less time than it takes to say "Papi". But not in Italy, where Berlusconi succeeded last year in ramming a bill through parliament that gave him immunity from prosecution.

Tony Barber from FT in his blog clearly address what is the real sin of Silvio Berlusconi: he is one of the worst stewards of the Italian economy since 1945. His first, short-lived government in 1994 achieved nothing. His five-year spell in power from 2001 to 2006 was notable mainly for its failure to introduce the liberalising reforms that Italy desperately needs to make itself competitive in the eurozone.

Now, he is presiding over a decline that the International Monetary Fund thinks may make Italy the only eurozone country to experience three consecutive years of recession, from 2008 to 2010. Furthermore Italy's public debt is set to soar to 116 per cent of gross domestic product by 2010, according to the European Commission. In other words, Italy will be back where it was in the late 1990s. Noemi or no Noemi, this is Berlusconi's real sin.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Friday, April 24, 2009

I've seen things ...

I've seen things ... you people wouldn't believe.

I've seen a prime minister in a democratic country, control the 90% of available media and select members of the national parliament with the same criteria used to casting the showgirls in his media broadcast empire.

I've seen things ... you European wouldn't believe. Recruit the new potential members of the European parliament according to competencies that are not legally applicable in most of the civilized countries and still I am not seeing the word end to closing this endless scandal ...

I've seen Mr. Berlusconi still rule my country ... wish me good luck !!!

Friday, April 3, 2009

he did it again ...

The incident took place as the Queen posed with world leaders from the G20 summit in the traditional "family" photograph at Buckingham Palace.

Mr Berlusconi then shouted "Mr Obama", prompting Her Majesty to turn around in mock frustration at the noise.

Buckingham Palace have denied that any offence was taken by the Queen.

God please after saving the queen take care of Italians too ...

Friday, January 9, 2009

The financial crisis and the first principle of thermodynamics

I fear that someone is not yet clear because of the most serious financial crisis of the last 80 years, but mainly I am referring to some Italian media which, paradoxically, bring into question the very existence, beyond the figures in the game.

According to a survey of De Zeit, the losses accumulated by financial institutions since the start of the crisis would be around 2800 billion dollars. More than 20% of U.S. GDP, well above the wealth produced in Italy in 2007 (2100 billion dollars).

While total 23 thousand billion loss recorded by the stock exchanges in the same period.

What this has to do all this in the first principle of thermodynamics also said, by extension, the law of conservation of energy?

It would be wrong to talk about money lost or stolen, "according to the time the most appropriate term should be" evaporated. "

In stock exchanges it makes a difference because as the water vapor that once cooled, it back into liquid, the money will return in order to pocket the usual suspects. Indeed, as the trend of the time, the 2800 billion dollars lost with the crisis have not disappeared into thin air. One part is unsold homes in the United States (990 billion dollars), another in the pockets of the rich as Mr. Silvio Berlusconi.

The usual "slander" against the premier? In mid-October, the Italian premier has purchased 16 million of mediaset shares when the title of his group was at historical lows.

Nothing illegal for charity, but encourage people to consume and borrow more, I feel really irresponsible. The crisis is evident, as in 1929, was created not by mistrust, but mainly from a widening of the gap between rich and poor of the planet.

There is then the aid of a Spanish professor Manuel Castells that wisely reminds us that consumption is not to make the happiness of mankind. If we would live in another way, leaving missed stimuli "necessary" to the economy, we could use our money to stimulate the mind because that is where he feels our life.