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Downturn May Tighten Mafia Grip on Italy's Economy
Italian shopkeepers pay about 250 million euros a day to Mafia protection rackets and loan sharks and fear the current downturn could allow the mob to further tighten its stranglehold on the vulnerable economy.
The warning came on Tuesday from the Italian shopkeepers' association Confesercenti, many of whose members are frightened into paying the "pizzo" -- as protection money is known -- to the various regional crime groups in southern Italy.
"The economic crisis makes the Mafia even more dangerous," said Confesercenti Chairman Marco Venturi, presenting a study called "Crime's Hold on Business."
"Mafia businesses threaten to use the economy's weakness and uncertainty to strengthen their position," he said, urging banks and government to secure credit so that desperate firms do not turn to loan sharks, though an estimated 180,000 already have.
Domestic Violence ... the things that batterkirtdog said:Q/ what do one in 10 people hate?
A/ gang rape
my post?Domestic Violence ... the things that batter
mods, feel free to delete this post on the grounds of social insensitivity.
mine - and one of those jokes of yours I guess (now you come to mention it).my post?
Q/ why dont you put your hand in a jar of jelly beans?
A/ cos the black ones will steal ur watch
Q/ what do one in 10 people hate?
A/ gang rape
chuck norris ate his mouth
your mummas so fat she got a life ban from her local all you can eat
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