Comments on: Silvio Berlusconi the Good http://italychronicles.com/silvio-berlusconi-the-good/ Life in the Living Museum Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:30:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexhttp://italychronicles.com/silvio-berlusconi-the-good/#comment-6714 Alex Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:22:56 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4235#comment-6714 "Do you see any clues that Mr. B has tackled the postal problem here? How can you do internet sales and businesses with a post that gets robbed or thrown out regularly?"Actually, and I do not know about in your area, many post offices are being refitted, so something is changing. However, I don't know if either Mr B or the head of the Italian post office are working on making the actual service more efficient.As for online sales, most online stores in Italy make use of courier services, the prices of which are not unreasonable, and possibly cheaper than those of the Italian postal service. This is something the Italian post office needs to take note of.Your internet connection sounds horrendously expensive, Judith. Which company is your internet provider?"I interviewed two girls yesterday who tell me (as Francesco did last week) that this year none of the University students can find jobs."Not a great surprise in that we are in the middle of an economic crisis. Of course university could create jobs for themselves...I too have met lots of disillusioned young graduates. I feel sorry for them.Low wages in Italy seem to be the result of the perception that taxes are high. In some cases this is true, but in other cases, Italian taxes are not much higher than in other European countries. If companies cannot afford to pay decent wages, then either the bosses are greedy, or the companies/workers/management are inefficient.You are right in that planning is OK, but action is better. And Italy needs some action, but I doubt whether Italy's funny left wing is capable of doing anything for Italy, aside from messing up the country even further. At least Berlusca is a businessman and knows how businesses work - he needs to be more transparent and to produce some concrete results. Trouble is that after 60 years of mismanagement at a political level, Italy is in such a mess, that only a very brave and decisive person would set themselves real goals. Italy needs someone who can kick ass. Hard.Those on the other side of Berlusconi don't seem to know much about anything. Only Di Pietro's gang seem to offer any hope, and they are too small at the moment to make much difference, and Di Pietro lacks charisma, alas.Italy's political system needs lots of fresh new blood, and it could start by retiring about 90% of its existing politicians (replacing them with presently unemployed graduates! ;) ), as this might bring about real change in Italy.Actually, I think Renato Brunetta would make a pretty good prime minister for Italy.Best,Alex PS I am about to send you a message via Facebook on another subject. “Do you see any clues that Mr. B has tackled the postal problem here? How can you do internet sales and businesses with a post that gets robbed or thrown out regularly?”

Actually, and I do not know about in your area, many post offices are being refitted, so something is changing. However, I don’t know if either Mr B or the head of the Italian post office are working on making the actual service more efficient.

As for online sales, most online stores in Italy make use of courier services, the prices of which are not unreasonable, and possibly cheaper than those of the Italian postal service. This is something the Italian post office needs to take note of.

Your internet connection sounds horrendously expensive, Judith. Which company is your internet provider?

“I interviewed two girls yesterday who tell me (as Francesco did last week) that this year none of the University students can find jobs.”

Not a great surprise in that we are in the middle of an economic crisis. Of course university could create jobs for themselves…

I too have met lots of disillusioned young graduates. I feel sorry for them.

Low wages in Italy seem to be the result of the perception that taxes are high. In some cases this is true, but in other cases, Italian taxes are not much higher than in other European countries. If companies cannot afford to pay decent wages, then either the bosses are greedy, or the companies/workers/management are inefficient.

You are right in that planning is OK, but action is better. And Italy needs some action, but I doubt whether Italy’s funny left wing is capable of doing anything for Italy, aside from messing up the country even further. At least Berlusca is a businessman and knows how businesses work – he needs to be more transparent and to produce some concrete results. Trouble is that after 60 years of mismanagement at a political level, Italy is in such a mess, that only a very brave and decisive person would set themselves real goals. Italy needs someone who can kick ass. Hard.

Those on the other side of Berlusconi don’t seem to know much about anything. Only Di Pietro’s gang seem to offer any hope, and they are too small at the moment to make much difference, and Di Pietro lacks charisma, alas.

Italy’s political system needs lots of fresh new blood, and it could start by retiring about 90% of its existing politicians (replacing them with presently unemployed graduates! ;) ), as this might bring about real change in Italy.

Actually, I think Renato Brunetta would make a pretty good prime minister for Italy.

Best,

Alex
PS I am about to send you a message via Facebook on another subject.

]]> By: Judith in Umbriahttp://italychronicles.com/silvio-berlusconi-the-good/#comment-6713 Judith in Umbria Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:39:06 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4235#comment-6713 Anyone can claim to plan anything. Do you see any clues that Mr. B has tackled the postal problem here? How can you do internet sales and businesses with a post that gets robbed or thrown out regularly? I am currently paying about 100 euro a week to connect to the internet at less than 50000 bps. See above question and insert connectivity. I interviewed two girls yesterday who tell me (as Francesco did last week) that this year none of the University students can find jobs. Francesco took a job milking cows in Iceland. Many young Italians work for free or a pittance at the beginning of their work lives just to get a foot in the door. Slavery is what I call it. How efficient is that? People who are paid nothing can spend nothing. Anyone can claim to plan anything. Do you see any clues that Mr. B has tackled the postal problem here? How can you do internet sales and businesses with a post that gets robbed or thrown out regularly? I am currently paying about 100 euro a week to connect to the internet at less than 50000 bps. See above question and insert connectivity.
I interviewed two girls yesterday who tell me (as Francesco did last week) that this year none of the University students can find jobs. Francesco took a job milking cows in Iceland. Many young Italians work for free or a pittance at the beginning of their work lives just to get a foot in the door. Slavery is what I call it. How efficient is that? People who are paid nothing can spend nothing.

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