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And to anyone wondering why we're about to take a leap into the unknown (even catastrophe) take a look here:

https://twitter.com/FabioSdogati/status/614893505077510144/photo/1

Losing 26% of your GDP makes your Debt / GDP ratio gigantic (170%) and unsustainable. I'm all for repaying every single penny we borrowed, but the truth is that it simply cannot be done now. Imagine Italy's 130% debt with a 26% GDP loss.