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Quote: altehase Collectively I find most comments here to come from a bunch of w**k*rs who like living here but have no idea how the Swiss think! Would you care to enlighten us with a little detail as to what you think about the issue as well as complimenting us all with your insult.

Quote: magic I wonder if the tax amnesty is going to happen on a regular three year cycle for the Italians! If they're too frequent and regular then it defeats the purpose - why pay up now if you can defer what you should've paid and avoid fines and jail by dishing up under an amnesty. So you miss this amnesty - don't worry there'll be another one soon. It becomes more like a game of hide and seek. In the past, amnesties...

Quote: Angela-74 At least this one seems to be a widespread phenomenon Absolutely, all the french students studying literature, history, philosophy etc.. basically all the useless subjects (almost useless, we might indeed need 1-2 graduates per year) join demonstrations protesting against making their studies more difficult, more expensive, more oriented towards the economy.. and are then surprised that 25% of them still haven't found a...

Quote: Phos What are they, a pop duo? A lot of the philosophical groundwork of western democracy, particularly a free-market system and capitalism, came about through the Protestant and Calvinist paradigm. I simply believe the Swiss have very disciplined lifestyles and work ethics. With that, prosperity is more likely to be found. It's basically biblical, babe. You're stating a simplified version of what is known as the Weber Tawney...

I think the Swiss watch industry recovery is a reflection on the smartness of Switzerland. They were virtually dead in the late 70s. Instead of going after the Seikos and Citizens of the world, they went upscale which was an incredibly smart move (It wasn't an obvious move at the time). A watch is pretty much the only piece of jewelery a man can wear so what a fabulous market. At the same time, in France for example, the watch industry...

It would never have occured to me that Lugano was the 10th Fiancial Centre of the World. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle6967373.ece Reading this article explains to me the reason that Chiasso is becoming a ghost town again.

thanks for the update. Now it's really worrying....

Quote: olygirl - too much free time (every Wednesday afternoon off) A cultural difference perhaps? I had never more than two afternoons with lessons and those two only from 14yrs old onwards. The afternoons were supposed to be for homework (as in "work at home"). Did not hurt my literacy and helped me to work independently. However, it requires parents that check weather or not a child did their work. Therefore, in Germany...

Quote: Dougal's Breakfast Hmmm... was the Venetian Republic based on that paradigm, too? Well, you should know that is an extended play remix of the Roman empire.

If I remember correctly there have been a couple of similar amnesties at approximately 3 year intervals before by the Italian government. Maybe it is just too difficult for them to track this money and would rather get 5% of a huge amount every few years. It seems to be a trend from the Italian government which like a lot of others seem short of cash.