Bossi does not appear, even to foreigners, to be in full possession of his faculties. - Ferruccio de Bortoli

La prima cosa da dire è che non ci meritiamo la sfiducia dei mercati. Non se la meritano le famiglie, che lavorano e risparmiano più della media europea. Non se la meritano le imprese, il cui export cresce allo stesso ritmo di quelle tedesche. Se la meriterebbe la politica che inganna i cittadini facendo finta di tagliare le proprie spese per poi andare in ferie, scandalosamente, fino al 12 settembre.

(About q:it:Dario Mellone) He wanted to devote himself, body and soul, to his great passion: painting. It was a solitary and total love. When I went to visit him, he would often entertain me with stories about his latest works. He would explain them to me in great detail, momentarily stepping out of his shy and reserved character.

Rating agencies assess the reliability of debtors. They form an oligopoly that is sometimes collusive. And they are among those most responsible for the financial crisis. To give just one example, they gave Lehman Brothers a triple A rating, the highest possible, shortly before it went bankrupt.