Posted on 04/25/2022 8:25:06 AM PDT by rktman
ROME — The city of Bologna, Italy, has announced a pilot program to reward “virtuous” citizens for recycling, taking public transportation, and curbing energy usage.
The program, which has been likened to China’s social credit system, is slated to go into effect in September, 2022, using a “smart citizen wallet” app for cell phones.
“In September, we will start with a pilot project for the city: at the center is the virtuous citizen, the one who, for example, separates waste well or does not waste energy, or uses public transport and does not receive fines, or actively uses the Bologna Welcome Card,” announced Massimo Bugani, councilor for the city’s digital agenda and civic use of data, at a press conference late last month.
“The municipality will assign such citizens a score as part of a reward system with economic benefits to individual users,” Bugani explained.
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Bologna is a very liberal university community is based.
No surprise
There goes my trip to Marinello to pick up a Ferrari 🤪
Really??? THIS from the country that CANNOT rid itself of a wall-to-wall, organized crime organization?
Never doubt the climate BS is about control and power.
Sounds like a new business opportunity for the Sicilian mob.
I’d be required to wear a dunce cap and sit in the corner.
Italy is once again leading the way at making fascism fashionable again for leftists! I'm sure all the usual totalitarian fans will be all for this.
Be a good Lacky and you’ll perks as you Bend Over
no has taken Italy seriously in over 1,000 years....
Related?
https://www.dcforecasts.com/regulation/italian-banking-association-approves-digital-euro-project/
If you had said 400 years I’d probably agree with you. But between the renaissance and the Venetian Republic / empire Italy got some respect after Rome fell, for a while at least.
good point.....
Yes Bologna has always been run by communists. They’re like the Berkeley of Italy.
Cabbados.
Sheesh.
5.56mm
These are those “western values” for which the Ukrainian people are being sacrificed
Sounds like it’s time for Weird Al to do another My Bologna.
(“In September, we will start with a pilot project for the city: at the center is the virtuous citizen)
The virtuous citizen will wear a Global Citizen Tshirt 👕.
Will that be right hand, Global Citizen?
Or forehead?
(Cole Porter)
I get no kick from Mussolini.
Is it me? Or is the world ... rising?
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