Italy worries that mobs will profit from quake rebuilding

Even before all the debris from Italy's latest devastating earthquake is cleaned up, investigators fear that organized crime is poised to profit from contracts worth billions of dollars to rebuild schools, hospitals, courthouses and homes.

[Kingfish]

Italy is as corrupt as a America.
Unfortunately, corruption is deeply embedded in both cultures.
The difference is that Italians are not in denial about it.

[moreofthesame]

When I read the headline, I figured Daley was sending over
help.

[Cadillac]

I didnt know they had Welch construction in Italy

[indict daley now]

Some of us in Chicago have the same worry about who would really benefit from the 2016 Olympics. Just the Daley "mob" and no one else, wethinks.

[the truth]

I think the mob will benefit from stimulus spending. I dont know how much Italy is going to spend to rebuild, but I doubt it will be anywhere close to the nearly $1 trillion spent on the "stimulus" package.

[Chooseda burbs]

moreofthesame wrote:

When I read the headline, I figured Daley was sending over
help.

In Daley's upcoming memoirs "Where's Mines?" he includes a chapter on globalization.

[Chooseda burbs]

indict daley now wrote:

Some of us in Chicago have the same worry about who would really benefit from the 2016 Olympics. Just the Daley "mob" and no one else, wethinks.

Daley views it as "group dynamics", wherin the group-think takes precedent over any individual needs and morals. In his upcoming memoirs "Where's Mines?" Daley includes an in-depth chapter on this successful concept.

[Corrado Soprano Jr]

Dammit Tony. How'd they find out about this?

[Cyclone]

"The crime clans have many connections to cement companies, debris-removal outfits and other businesses which could infiltrate the reconstruction process if authorities aren't vigilant..."

Is the article about Italy, or Chicago? They could be interchangeable...