CNNi: Italian Tax Collectors - "Its as if this government is an extra-terrestrial [government]"

Aluminum part maker shoots himself after receiving tax bill

Mounting financial problems and extreme tax collection practices by the Italian Government are causing many men to commit suicide.  Georgia blames a government that is determined to maximize revenue and cut spending regardless of the human cost. "Its as if this government is an extra-terrestial [government]" she says, "and doesn't take into account the problematic situation of people and does nothing despite the constant appeal of the people for help".