Praise of duties
Of Roberto Pecchioli
Cicero to your domo is the title of a famous speech by Marcus Tullius Cicero, with which the great jurist requested the restitution of the land on which his house stood. It has remained proverbial as an expression of blame for those who defend an exclusively personal cause, it could be an accusation made against the author of these notes, who writes a praise of duties having worked as a customs official. At least we will give ourselves credit for mastering the subject, returned to the fore following American President Trump's decision to impose heavy duties on imports of solar panels from China and washing machines and other household appliances from South Korea.
It is our belief that the US measure is correct and re-establishes a principle of political supremacy, or the national interest, on naked globalizing reason. America first, America first, it seems equally right to us as a desirable "Italy first" from our rulers. Passing by, We remind you that the import of solar panels has led to various scams against the Italian state in recent years. The EU did not place tariffs on Chinese-made panels, who soon became monopolists on the market, and Italy granted reduced VAT to 10 percent for those who did not limit themselves to marketing the manufactured goods, but he took care of its installation or made direct use of it. This is just an anecdote, The concrete fact is that the imposition of duties is one of the most important expressions of a State's economic policy, ultimately, of its concrete sovereignty. Read More








Reporting of’Associazione Culturale Sursum Corda
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