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2008.04.15

"Italian politics had long been dominated by a revolving-door line-up of gray Christian Democratic leaders who shared power with smaller parties in a establishment of backroom deals and Byzantine rhetoric more likely to confound rather than communicate with real people. But for the past 14 years, the political arena has been dominated by Berlusconi, the neon version of the billionaire in a blue pinstripe suit, making the hard sell in simple, sometimes bawdy language. Some said it was a welcome change from the politics of the past, and he won a short-lived victory in 1994 before his center-right allies turned against him. When he returned for a second term in 2001, and refused to resolve a mammoth conflict of interest linked to his media and financial holdings, alarm bells went off across Europe. Though he used his power to push through laws that favored his business interests, and allowed him to wriggle out of lingering court cases, fears that Italy's basic democratic institutions were at risk turned out to be unfounded. "
TIME

How about a month off taxes?
"He’s told one of the newspapers he owns, Il Giornale, that there’s something very much he wants to do: give Italy a month off taxes.

He says it would be a “month of freedom”, without spelling out whether this is just income tax, or includes all of Italy’s many taxes from corporate tax, sales tax and tax on houses to tax to pay for the health service."
Mark Mardell's Euroblog on BBC
15 Comments
Nykko nice one....very nice to look at
Nykko · 2008-04-14: 12:31
wingsofbutterfly Ma lo fai di mestiere il fotografo?
Bella, molto suggestiva..
wingsofbutterfly · 2008-04-14: 12:48
mystic1 Very cool shot, nice colors
mystic1 · 2008-04-14: 13:04
davids Nice shot - the contrast with the deep terracotta colour and the green grass is lovely
davids · 2008-04-14: 13:27
Andrea67 Se non lo fa di mestiere.... Fasterbit è un fotografo professionista mancato!!!
Non scherzo se dico che per me le tue foto sono sempre un punto di riferimento.
Anche questa foto: Very very very nice :-))
Andrea67 · 2008-04-14: 13:32
neusnet Bellisima!
neusnet · 2008-04-14: 13:39
peregol :-))
peregol · 2008-04-14: 14:18
mattandbranson I love this shot! So awesome! I love the texture of that grass and the composition here is just splendid!
mattandbranson · 2008-04-14: 15:30
Fasterbit grazie andrea e grazie wingsofbutterfly, siete davvero molto gentili e sono contento che vi piacciano le mie foto. Se vi piacciono è perchè a me piace davvero tanto scattare fotografie e qualche cosa deve rimanere nel passaggio tra l'obiettivo e il sensore\pellicola.
anche io vi seguo sempre, la community italiana e molto ben rappresentata qua sul blog. Voi, freyja, pressapposky, ronin53 e tanti altri!
Fasterbit · 2008-04-14: 15:49
abbeyh13 so beautiful!
abbeyh13 · 2008-04-14: 18:57
r00tt great shot, nice place.
r00tt · 2008-04-15: 03:12
Madoc This place really seems like an enchanting place.
Superb photo.
Madoc · 2008-04-15: 06:38
bacco66 Grazie Fasterbit, per la foto , la metafora, e per il commento che segue
bacco66 · 2008-04-15: 10:05
venkinto Ah, beautifull!
venkinto · 2008-04-18: 14:32
pablorenedo Esta composición y este color, me encanta. Preciosa toma.
pablorenedo · 2008-04-20: 14:03
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