8 Reasons why Italy is such a mess

8 reasons why Italy is such a mess. One big one is “Italy has more pensioners than workers and currently spends about 14 percent of GDP on pensions — more than any other country in the OECD.” As Robert Fulford said, “I have seen the future and it doesn’t work.”

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  • Italy/ Greece/ Spain will all have to fend for themselves till America gets back on it's feet. Personally, I truly wished we would quit being the world's meal ticket and their political and financial security. We need to built the strength of OUR military right now. Peace comes through military strength. Not money not food not oil. We are very weak right now. Thank you BARRY. POS!!

    • Even I (as most of us here) would concede that to be just a wee bit racist.

      Contrary to what you may have heard, we actually disapprove of that sort of thing, and I would extend you an invitation to depart.

      • I slightly agree, it depicts an asian guy, that is just plain wrong, it should be a chav or drunkie. Otherwise, in countries I have visited, as well as what correspondents sees in their own countries, it would be a rather accurate caricature.
        "Positive discrimination" is a reality, not just in Italy or the US (may be a rather grim reality if you are a French pensioner).
        Even in the Russian federation getting free university education depends on your race, if you are from Nigeria or Dagestan, you´ll get one for free. If you are Russian, you´ll have to pay for it.

        The true racists huddle behind their bureaus and teleprompters, spit and hiss against those who speak out against their policies of buying social peace and votes with welfare, endless panderings and special rights.
        http://aman.members.sonic.net/clintons.html
        Not only that but blacks that seeks to work for their position rather than have it handed to them (like Cain), or critics of Islam (like Salman Rushdie) have to watch their backs in the general silence.
        But more so, those policies are costly, especially when they are substitutes to competence, skills and even common sens.
        Many may think they can just ignore the issue, simply not care about politics and "just live their lives" but they are sadly mistaken. If you don´t come for liberalism, it will come for you. As long as the self-serving, idiocratic scheme continues to grow, economies, will continue to be slowly but surely grinded down the gutter.

  • Now you know the real reason is Berlusconi was too busy having bunga bunga parties to worry about it.