31 January 2006
Electoral Propaganda paid for by the taxpayer
The discussion about the “par condicio” and the occupation of the TV with electoral spots in the company of the 9 dwarves and the 9 ballet dancers on the part of the centre right and their speakers of more or less importance (you choose) is distracting us from the waste of public resources used for election propaganda.
It’s unhinged lying publicity done to subtract money from Italian families.
I’ll give you three examples:
- The TV spots about the Great engineering works, those that are useless (but are very useful to some – and how!) and that no-one wants, like the Bridge over the Straits between Sicily and the mainland, the MOSE in Venice, (acronym for MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico – a system of defence to protect the population from excessively high waters), the high capacity trains – though often referred to as high speed trains – in Val di Susa
- The booklet that the Ministry of Innovation is to send by post to 16 million families illustrating the work of the government and the coming of the digital age (cost: more than 70,000,000 Euro)
- the letter that is to be sent to all the babies born in 2005 with a “big kiss” to tell them that htye have the right to 1000 euro.
On the Internet , this way of operating is called “spamming” and can be punished by law. For the Government, it’s providing information, whereas I call it electoral propaganda with the financial burden on the shoulders of the citizens.
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Addressed to everyone:
I’d like to thank you all for your messages of support, of encouragement and also of criticism.
This space is making it possible for me to see many interesting suggestions, ideas and thoughts from people who really want to make a significant change in this country and who believe that this is possible.
I read your comments every evening.
Unfortunately, I cannot respond to everyone, but every so often I will choose some comments so that I can clarify my own point of view.
Best wishes,
Antonio Di Pietro
Addressed to Giovanni Lo Sardo (01.02.06 11:27)
Dear Giovanni,
To prevent those who have been convicted of an offence from having a seat in Parliament is one of the points in my Electoral Programme under the heading “Competitiveness of the economic system”
For some time I have been showing my support for Beppe Grillo’s
Parlamento “Clean Up Parliament” campaign.
To get back our competitiveness we need to establish credibility. Those convicts who are in Parliament damage the credibility of our country. With your support and trust I intend to remove them from Parliament.
Best wishes,
Antonio Di Pietro
Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Economy