Yesmoke Tobacco S.p.A. – Cigarette factory

…but does the premier know what's gong on in his "company- state"? (Berlusconi loves to say that the efficiency of the state must be inspired by the efficiency of a company).

Imagine that Power steals and commits injustices and that the opposition, instead of standing up against the Power, goes out to club the people who are protesting.

This paradoxical scenario, that would have been a bit excessive even for the ambitions of a leader like Africa's Bokassa, took place right here in Italy, a nation that is a top member of the drawing room of modern democracies.

Let's imagine that foreign cigarette manufacturers, who own and dominate the Italian market, today, are the "power" and that the Italian State Monopoly - AAMS (Azienda Autonoma Monopoli di Stato), in its role as controller, represents the collectivity.

If Big Tobacco tries to act in its own interests with every means, the AAMS should watch over it to make sure that whatever happens complies with the laws and follows the rules. Read more »