Given the rapidly ageing Italian demographics, this is particularly crazy. Italy needs to make some changes or risk being a defunct nation state before the middle of the century.
The main issue is that old people and young people have very different interests and concerns, and demographics put young people at a disadvantage. Politicians can win elections by just targeting people over 45, which mostly don't care about the housing, wage and employment crisis, and care mostly about paying less taxes on wealth and retirement.
