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Marco Annunziata's avatar

I should also have noted: normally I read your blogs as soon as they hit my mailbox, but this time as you published it I was hard at work preparing lunch, we had a couple of friends over to discuss economic forecasts over steaks and wine...

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Luca Silipo's avatar

Imported wine? 🤗

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Marco Annunziata's avatar

Certainly not! We are already in full autarky mode...local wine and homespun cloth...

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Luca Silipo's avatar

Right. A bottle of Sangiovese is now worth a month-and-a-half USD salary.

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Marco Annunziata's avatar

Still, if I find one in my cupboard I shall pour it on the sidewalk in righteous protest against the EU's unfair trade practices!

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Luca Silipo's avatar

Not ‘unfair’, ‘parasitical’!

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Marco Annunziata's avatar

Your excellent post leaves me in the rather odd and awkward position of finding myself unable to disagree with someone who disagrees with me.

I was about to take issue with the kind words you spent on me, but then i noticed with great relief that they are part of the sarcastic section of your blog, so even on that front all is in order.

I will just underscore your last point -- I could not agree more.

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