Italy’s members of parliment have barely anything to do these days since the unelected Monti government came into power, so it isn’t surprising to hear of some hairbrained proposals these days from congressmen who want to get their names in the papers.

The lastest is from Paolo Grimoldi from the Northern League (they lively advocate secession of the North from a ‘parasitic’ South) who wants the Autodromo di Monza declared a national monument in order to “defend the temple of excellence for Formula 1 and motorcyle racing” as it “houses the history and future of motor racing.”

The bill if passed, would give the Monza circuit € 500,000 a year until 2014. Sias (the company that runs the circuit) would use the money to renovate and perserve the historical part of the track including the Old Parabolica which was partly used during the 2011 Monza Rally Show .

Grimoldi calls his proposal “an act of love for my city, but it would be to recognize the millions of sports fans around the world who look at the Monza circuit as a living monument. We hope to have the support of the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Lorenzo Ornaghi, who has been too busy with the chronic scandals regarding Pompeii and the Colisseum and so far has paid very little attention to the North. The Villa Reale requires attention. ”

As if Italian taxpayers aren’t already pulling out enough money from their pockets to pay for the already bad and often useless spending habits that the government has.

Source | ilgiorno.it via motoblog.it

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