In Venice, discounts for poor Americans

WIth a notable decline in American travelers in 2008, venerable Venice expat hangout and former Ernest Hemingway haunt Harry's Bar now offers a 20% discount for Yanks suffering from a weakened dollar and subprime loans.

As detailed in this Yahoo News piece, Hemingway haunt gives discounts to "poor Americans", Harry's is seeing American visitation down 5-10%, and falling. The current cost of a full meal with wine, roughly 200 euros, would be $314.50 at the current euro-dollar exchange rate. That'd bite into anyone's gelato budget.
 

For some reason (shorts and t-shirts?), American passports aren't required as proof of US citizenship..