"ashok" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> the funny thing i notice about italians
> (and i meet many of them...) is that nobody
> admits voting for berlusconi's party,
> yet he keeps coming back.
Maybe the people you meet are the ones who didn't. (Quite definitely I
*never* did, though I am not enthusiastic about the alternatives).
About 70 percent of Italians (including those who didn't vote at all...
though they are only 20 percent of the total) did not vote for that
party. The (coalition) majority in parliament is influenced by a
fiddled election law.
But yes... as shown by the mistakes in election polls, there are people
who voted for the now ruling party, but they are ashamed. And it could
be quite complicated to try to understand why.
> the other thing is there is a massive disparity
> between what common people actually earn and
> things like cost of buying and owning property
> or even renting a flat...
Yes, that is a serious problem - and it's getting worse.
Luckily about 70 percent of Italian families own a home, but it's very
difficult for those who don't, including "new families", such as people
getting married or anyhow deciding to live together. All governments
have promised to do something abut it, none have actually done anything
that works.
Cheers
Giancarlo
