Andre Esteves wrote...
in Northern Italy they live close to Switzerland... What more can be >said... A car, a suitcase and a weekend in Geneva with a numbered >account.Well, I could be romantisizing the Italians a bit much, but I have always found the photo of Mussolini and his mistress hanging from meat hooks very amusing: Once Fasicism fell out of fashion, they turned on their ex-dicatator like a pack of wild dogs (they supposedly dragged those bodies through the streets for days until there wasn't much left!).
-TD
From: André Esteves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tyler Durden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: The Statism Meme
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:24:05 +0000
On Tuesday, 4 de February de 2003 21:47, you wrote:
> >Don't count on EU, we're just as fucked, albeit with a slight delay.
>
> What about Italy? The Italians seem to be remarkably good at ignoring both
> the vatican as well as their government (which changes every few years and
> no wonder...do ANY Italians actually pay taxes?). And yet, Northern Italy
> has as high a standard of living as I've ever seen.
You haven't seen Portugal.... Only the workers pay taxes...
in Northern Italy they live close to Switzerland... What more can be said...
A car, a suitcase and a weekend in Geneva with a numbered account.
André Esteves
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