Giorgio Fidenato: Difference between revisions

'''Giorgio Fidenato''' (born [[Mereto di Tomba]] in [[Province of Udine]], 7 March 1961)<ref name="statute">Leonardo Facco, Giorgio Fidenato, Marcello Mazzilli [http://www.movimentolibertario.it/Documenti/Statuto_MLsett-07.pdf "Statute of the Movimento Libertario"], Treviglio, September 2007</ref> is an Italian [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] farmer, co-founder and coordinator of the Movimento Libertario <ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3456 Movimento Libertario Factsheet on Giorgio Fidenato] and the question of withholding tax. Retrieved on December 11, 2009.</ref> and secretary of Futuragra <ref>[http://opinione.it/articolo.php?arg=1&art=69868 ''Less Contributions Plus Enterprise Law''] ''L’Opinione'' by Elisa Borghi. Retrieved on March 12, 2008. Interview to Giorgio Fidenato.</ref> a cultural association of [[Pordenone]] for technological innovation, business culture, defense of private property and free markets in agriculture.

Despite strong oppositions of environmentalists and no-global movements, partially of Italian government <ref>[http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/dettaglio/galan-apre-sugli-ogm-ma-vieta-la-semina-i-ribelli-di-vivaro:-ha-48-ore-per-convincerci/1967703 ''Galan open on GMO but forbids the sowing. The rebels of Vivaro: He had 48 hours to convince us''] ''Il Piccolo''. Retrieved on April 29, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://it.reuters.com/article/topNews/idITMIE63R0H920100428 ''GMO, Galan minister asks to stop "planting protest"''] Reuters. Retrieved on April 28, 2010.</ref> and some opposition political forces<ref>[http://www.libero-news.it/regioneespanso.jsp?id=399721 '' Ferrante (Pd), Maroni intervene on announced planting corn in Friuli''] Retrieved on April 27, 2010.</ref> the first cultivation of GMO maize in Italy has been sown before of 30 April 2010 (date initially established) in [[Vivaro]] (a town in Province of Pordenone) in Friuli,<ref>[http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/dettaglio/il-primo-mais-transgenico-italiano-seminato-in-friuli-venezia-giulia/1844656 ''The first transgenic corn sown in Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia''] ''Il Piccolo'' by Martina Milia. Retrieved on January 30, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4989:prima-semina-di-mais-ogm-in-italia&catid=1:latest-news ''First planting of GMO corn in Italy''] by Giorgio Fidenato and Leonardo Facco Retrieved on April 26, 2010. Press release by Movimento Libertario and Italian Federated Farmers</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4993:ansa-su-semina-mais-del-movimento-libertario-e-agricoltori-federati&catid=1:latest-news ''Ansa on sowing corn by Federated Farmers and Movimento Libertario''] Article of Ansa an italian news agency about date of first sowing of GMO seeds in Italy. Retrieved on April 26, 2010. Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.it http://www.movimentolibertario.it]</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4998:il-gazzettino-su-mais-ogm-e-movimento-libertario-&catid=1:latest-news ''GMOs corn and Movimento Libertario on Il Gazzettino''] ''Il Gazzettino'' Retrieved on April 26, 2010. Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.it http://www.movimentolibertario.it]</ref><ref>[http://www.ilvelino.it/articolo.php?Id=1110325 ''GMO on Friday the first sowing in Pordenone that challenge decree Zaia''] ''Il Velino'', by Federica Rogai. Retrieved on April 27, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://newsfood.com/q/fb7d48da/agricoltura-a-pordenone-il-primo-campo-di-mais-ogm/ ''Agriculture: A Pordenone the first field of genetically modified corn''] Ansa news agency. Retrieved on April 27, 2010. Archived from [http://newsfood.com http://newsfood.com]</ref> when the ruling of the Italian Council of State comes into effect.<ref>[http://www.asca.it/news-OGM__FUTURAGRA__INIZIATO_CONTO_ALLA_ROVESCIA_PER_LA_SEMINA-891116-ORA-.html ''GMO Futuragra, Countdown has begun for sowing''] Article of Asca an italian news agency about date of first sowing of GMO seeds in Italy. Retrieved on February 2, 2010.</ref><ref name="journal">[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/images/ml/ifoglidienclave/Enclave11.pdf ''Eulogy for Fidenato''] ''I fogli di Enclave'' n°11, page 1, Retrieved on February 2010. Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59 http://www.movimentolibertario.it/] Editorial article about Giorgio Fidenato and his libertarian battles.</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5026:marcia-del-mais-botta-e-risposta-fra-il-ministro-dellagricoltura-galan-ed-il-movimento-libertario&catid=1:latest-news ''March of the corn, repartee between the minister of agricolture Galan and the Movimento Libertario''] Retrieved on April 28, 2010.</ref>

"''We believe that to not work for free for the state is a "natural" right, that no sovereign and no absolute majority in parliament can deny us"'' said Fidenato.<ref>[http://www.ilgiornale.it/interni/non_lavoro_gratis_stato_siamo_come_servi_gleba/03-06-2009/articolo-id=355877"''I do not work for free for the State We're like the serfs''"], ''Il Giornale''. Retrieved on June 3, 2009.</ref>

Denouncing himself, at the Tax Office of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and to the National Institute of Social Security (''INPS''), Fidenato began a legal battle <ref>[http://rassegnastampa.mef.gov.it/mefeconomica/View.aspx?ID=2009111914255653-1 ''Entrepreneurs like a 770, No Thanks''] ''Italia Oggi'' page 23. Retrieved on November 19, 2009. Archived from Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance site</ref><ref>[http://www.noisefromamerika.org/index.php/articles/Giorgio_Fidenato_vs._l%E2%80%99INPS#body''Giorgio Fidenato vs. the INPS''] by Lodovico Pizzati. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.</ref> against the withholding tax with a mix of [[civil disobedience]] and [[Tax resistance]].<ref name="journal" /><ref>[http://www.ilgiornale.it/interni/il_disobbediente_fiscale_denuncia_lagenzia_entrate_per_evasione/28-11-2009/articolo-id=402443-page=0-comments=1 ''Disobedient Tax Complaint the Inland Revenue for Evasion''], ''Il Giornale'' by Felice Manti. Retrieved on November 28, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2009/10/01/PN_03_PNC1.html ''Anti-tax revolt, Fidenato has set a trend''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', by Stefano Bolzot, page 3. Retrieved on October 1, 2009. Archived from [http://ricerca.repubblica.it http://www.repubblica.it]</ref>

The Fidenato case has been reported in Italian newspapers<ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/images/ml/ifoglidienclave/Enclave9.pdf ''Against the withholding tax''] ''I Fogli di Enclave'' n°9 page 1-2, by Arturo Doilo. Retrieved on September 2009. Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59 http://www.movimentolibertario.it]</ref> including ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'',<ref>[http://www.corriere.it/editoriali/09_settembre_24/ostellino-imprenditore-pordenone_4cd6a988-a8c7-11de-aaa2-00144f02aabc.shtml ''Entrepreneurs of Pordenone''], ''Corriere della Sera'' by Piero Ostellino. Retrieved on September 9, 2009</ref> ''[[Il Giornale]]'' and radio broadcasts of national importance including ''[[Radio24 (Italy)|Radio 24]]'' <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIQqAANr4W8 Registration interview with Giorgio Fidenato by Oscar Giannino in radio broadcast ''Nine o'clock the version of Oscar'' on ''Radio24'']. Radio registration of June 4, 2009</ref> and [[Radio Radicale]].<ref>[http://www.radioradicale.it/soggetti/giorgio-fidenato Radio registrations about Giorgio Fidenato on Radio Radicale broadcasts].</ref>