Newsgroup: it.politica.pds
Titolo: Financial Times, 3 ottobre, organo del PC britannico

Financial Times, 3 ottobre, organo del PC britannico
 «Nonostante la sua aria di libertà, Silvio Berlusconi si impegna solo nelle
riforme che favoriscono i suoi successi. Questo non getta una buona luce sul
primo ministro e gli italiani non gli saranno grati dell’immunità che si è
garantito o dei vantaggi ottenuti per Mediaset».
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Il 04 Ott 2003, 10:02, 
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 (sergio)
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Decidi povero sergetto, vuoi chiamarti david o sergio ?
ma tu non sei quello che con il tuo amico deficiente combatti il morphj ?
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 primo ministro e gli italiani non gli saranno grati dellimmunità che si è
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 garantito o dei vantaggi ottenuti per Mediaset».
Ti sei dimenticato di postare anche il resto dell' articolo, che dimostra
come la affermazione di Pomero, sulla identita' delle riforme di Berlusconi
e di Prodi, fosse una palla. Lo stesso articolo poi dimostra che una riforma
delle pensioni, oggi, in Italia, non e' affatto necessaria allo scopo di
preservare le pensioni stesse, ma solo per problemi di bilancio. Ti regalo
questa opportunita' di dimostrare la tua conoscenza dell' inglese e di
unirti al Partito Comunistra Inglese, di cui, come dici giustamente, il FT
e' l' organo principale.
LEADER: Italy's priorities
Financial Times; Oct 03, 2003
For all his Thatcherite rhetoric, Silvio Berlusconi has tended to show
reforming zeal in government most strongly when it furthers his personal
interests. This does Italy's prime minister no credit. Italians will not
thank him for winning personal immunity from prosecution or seeking to
protect his media empire. But if he can secure a long-run improvement in the
country's economic prospects, he may yet earn an honourable place in
history.
Time is running short. In office since 2001, he does not face another
general election until 2006. But from next May, a series of lesser elections
will limit the government's ability to introduce new initiatives.
The government's most important proposed reform seeks to limit the burden of
unfunded state pensions over coming decades. Union opposition to changes to
pension rights is running high and a general strike has been called on
October 24.
With such opposition, it is important to explain clearly to the Italian
public the need for reform. It is a myth that Italy faces an exploding
pensions burden. Pension payments currently account for about 14 per cent of
gross domestic product and that figure is likely to peak at only about 16
per cent between 2030 and 2040.
The absence of sharply rising Italian pension obligations is thanks to the
quiet reforms of the Prodi, Dini and Amato governments. These indexed
pensions to prices rather than earnings, moved the system from one based
primarily on earnings to one based on contributions, and then tightened the
contribution rules.
Rather, the need to introduce the pension reform - it would increase the
number of years of contributions needed to gain a full pension from 35 to
40 - reflects the already large burden of Italian pensions compared with
that of other countries and the high levels of Italy's public debt.
Successfully introducing the reforms would provide the necessary incentives
to raise the employment rate among over-55s from the current 29 per cent
towards the advanced country average of 50 per cent. It could even allow the
government to divert some of its revenues from paying pensions to improving
Italy's creaking infrastructure.
Another necessary reform, again identified by Mr Berlusconi, would be to
change parliamentary procedures to avoid the annual spats over the budget.
Parliament is currently indulging in this three-month-long ritual.
In comparison with these two important areas, Italy has little need to be
concerned that Mr Berlusconi's media reform bill is running into
parliamentary trouble.
The test for Mr Berlusconi is to show he, too, can put the needs of Italy
above his own interests.