Speaking in Florence with Prime Minister Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, fresh from a Davos appearance, said on Friday that troubled eurozone governments should follow Italy's example in structural reforms, even after Thursday's announcement of a new stimulus plan by the European Central Bank. The ECB foresees printing 60 billion euros ($70 billion) per month beginning in March over the course of a 19-month quantitative-easing program to spur inflation and encourage lending.

Exposing yet again the true goal of the austerity dictate.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}