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Yes they did - Alitalia has been dying since 2006 when the usual subsidies became illegal.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 12:12:53 PM EST
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Alitalia is a monstrous case of corruption. According to some analyses rampant corruption was financed by the inflation of the lira. When the euro came in, all of these companies simply collapsed.

Basically Berlusconi's primary aim in politics is to set up system to keep corruption thriving.

Yesterday the treasury police raided the central offices of Alitalia and took away all the books. Unfortunately any notizia criminis has been largely amnestied either by Berlusconi or Prodi.

In Italy everybody is both guilty and innocent but above all, it's the other guy's fault.

Whatever, it's the workers getting shafted here.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 12:22:38 PM EST
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why not make il cavaliere buy it?

he's clutched onto it to get elected, make him own it too!

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 12:26:29 PM EST
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