意大利人口不及美国的五分之一，但议员数量却达到美国的两倍，而且议员所拥有的薪酬和特权在世界各国均处于领先地位。
With less than one-fifth of the population of the United States, Italy’s parliament has twice as many members as the US Congress, and they are among the world’s best-compensated and most privileged MPs.