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Michele Boldrin

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Michele Boldrin

Italian-American economist (born 1956)
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The interesting part is not in the tweet of the failed one but in the response of her companion who, being realistic, perfectly (but optimistically) describes the team of defectors. (translated)

Giochetti retorici ed ipocrisia. Siete la vergogna perché - e l'anonimato già lo simboleggia - vi opponete alla difesa della libertà non solo in paesi a noi vicini mai persino, nel caso fosse necessario, nel vostro invocando la diserzione. Questo rende il vostro urlacchiare "propal" ipocrita e non credibile perché associa i diritti dei palestinesi ad un gruppo che intende tradire la propria nazione. #libertà #ipocrisia #dirittiumani

European governments are held by the balls because citizens - thanks to your violence, your cowardice, and your propensity for betrayal - vote for politicians who choose to be held by the balls. You are the best propaganda that bad politics can have. (translated)

In fact, 2/3 of the GDP (perhaps slightly more) comes from the state. Because that 51% must also include the added value produced by all the companies that the state controls, even if they are privately structured. And it's not just ENI, all the subsidiaries of CDP. (translated)

This electoral law is a scam law that effectively locks the parliament, creating a huge barrier to entry (signatures) and an equally huge incentive to submit to the leaders of the two dominant ideological coalitions, the ones that have ruined the country. (translated)

They tell me that a crazy amendment is coming - obviously from Fratelli d'Italia - which would multiply by 6 (SIX!) the number of signatures required for the presentation of lists by parties that are not already in parliament. (translated)

Three years ago, more or less, I repeatedly asked that all visas, work permits, residence permits, and citizenships (granted in the last 10 years) to Russian citizens be reviewed with very strict criteria (only verified political refugees) and tourist visas. (translated)

The Russian attack on Germany, both material and especially media-related, should make friends of Russia reflect, both in that country and in others, like Italy. You are just pawns, stupid pawns in the hands of a regime that buys you but despises you and is ready to (translated)

33 years later a much worse horror is happening. We all look at it on TV and though the social apps, while doing absolutely nothing to stop it. In fact, if anything, we keep voting for politicians that want it to last until its horrible end. #Horror #Inaction #PoliticalWill #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedinthetweet.

Freedom of speech is this thing here. Then there are the politicians and journalists in Italy who sue to censor as soon as you describe what they say and do. (translated)

The rates are high and continue to rise. Do you know why? It may surprise you but the fundamental reason is the enormous amount of existing debt and the tendency of many countries to increase it. High rates are harmful, quite a lot. The debt market is essentially global. (translated)

That 90% of the "country on X" has to be divided between "pro Ranucci" and "against Ranucci" is not only ridiculous. It's also an uncompromising indicator of the pitiful state of information, politics, and even ethics in Italy that is being discussed. Is it really so difficult? (translated)

Instead of praying, act so that sanctions are imposed. I didn't know you had become a believer in some divine being, but a parliamentarian is elected to act in the appropriate venues, not to pray. Pretending that the terrorists who have been acting for decades in the West Bank (and (translated)

The Italian medal tally at the European Athletics Championships is the best response to the complaints of the losers, mediocre and spiteful screamers of remigration and the "indigenous Italian race." Mixing heterogeneous DNA, as always, selects even better blends. (translated)

Un vero peccato, concordo. LM non riesce a dimenticare vecchi, ed oggi irrilevanti, rancori per secondari ne fossero i motivi. Soprattutto non riesce a capire che una percentuale altissima degli iscritti al #PLD (tanti o pochi che essi siano) collaborano con gli associati a @ora_italia in moltissime citta' e regioni, auspicando convergenza nazionale. Dove hanno lavorato assieme ed aggregato altre componenti alternative al sistema ed estranee ai due pollai, hanno avuto successo e si continua a crescere. Speriamo sia solo effetto del caldo. Oppure speriamo che i suoi militanti glielo facciano capire. Noi andiamo avanti, aggregando sia al Sud che al Nord le forze politiche e le associazioni che vogliono provare per davvero a costruire un'alternativa programmatica all'attuale sfacelo. Senza arroganza ma anche senza piegarci e snaturarci al solo fine di ottenere un predellino. Il cambiamento richiede pazienza. #politica #cambiamento #collaborazione

What a great batch of Super Athletes Italy has today! A wonderful celebration of ethnic and cultural integration is underway, despite everything. P.S. Let's also celebrate the athletes and their victories. But the number of women's records is truly surprising. (translated)

What a batch of Super Athletes Italy has today! A wonderful celebration of ethnic and cultural integration taking place, despite everything. (translated)

The assertion that the respect (and content) of international law should NOT depend on the (relative) strength of the parties that define it through negotiation, and especially, on the economic and military strength of the agents who must implement it. (translated)

We said it from day one and, as it turns out, the facts confirm that we were right. There is an objective convergence of interests and messages connecting Trump, Putin, European neofascism, and Netanyahu. The root of the common message is simple: it is underway a (translated)

The debate on the women-only swimming hours at the pool in Rome is the perfect synthesis of two complementary hypocrisies. (translated)