Grillo: 'Er is een Italië A en een Italië B'

There are two Italies. The first, let’s call it Italy A, is made up of those who live on politics, 500,000 people, people who have the security of a public salary, 4 million people, pensioners, 19 million people (but take out those who just get a minimum pension which is just derisory). The second, Italy B, made up of independent workers, people laid off work, “precarious workers”, small and medium sized enterprises, students. The first lot are rightly interested in maintaining the status quo. They vote for themselves and then for the country. On our flag it says "We have a family to provide for". In the last few months I haven’t heard about any civil servants, any of those with multiple pensions, or any top directors committing suicide. However, every day there are those who have been turfed out of their homes, bankrupt business people, and unemployed people, who set themselves on fire, throw themselves out of the window or who hang themselves. These two Italies are tied together like Siamese twins like the sand in an egg timer. Italy A cannot live without the taxes from Italy B, but the latter is dying.