Recent content by Cheap Bastard

I think the same thing about most mainstream media these days. They are all corrupted. All of them have gone down hill. Most have some agenda....

Milei and his sister are corrupt as F. It is hilarious people trying to pretend he isn't a conman. This wasn't his first time doing it either. Instead of firing people and getting away from this he does not which tells you he clearly is guilty. Great blog post about this mess...

Thousands of expats have moved here? Is that true? I see a few expats but I doubt it is thousands is it? No one is trapped here. People can always leave. I met several people that were leaving here soon. No one is forced to stay here. Plenty of places in Latin America that are cheaper than BA.

I like this area I like near Parque Las Heras also and Palermo Chico. My favorite area of BA.

That guy looks like a tweeker!

But it is ridiculous the carry trade that the government is doing. The value of the peso is can't be worth the prices they are trading at. Prices are insane here in BA. Parking prices are crazy here! My Argentine friend was visiting me and drove up from Bariloche. He couldn't believe the rates...

Milei keeps on winning. Sounds like this was crafted to keep Kirchner out of office again. It blocks people with confirmed convictions from running for public office. Looks like she is done. https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/lower-house-backs-ficha-limpia-anti-corruption-bill.phtml

That is what I don't get. If the dollar goes to 600 to $1 like Milei says it could go to who the hell is going to come to Argentina or buy it's exports??

I would have to agree with you @GlasgowJohn. It is good they got inflation down but is it really down if the peso is overvalued and it will go right back up when the peso gets devalued?? I know the government is trying to fix things but I am also wondering what the plan is? Prices keep going up...

I wonder about this too. Restaurants and stores don't seem to have any desire or plan to lower prices. I see a lot of stores empty. Restaurants are not nearly as busy either. I think prices are way too high. But if salaries keep going up then prices will just keep going up too I assume. Prices...

This is what I don't trust about Trump. It will be interesting if Trump pulls a Milei and does exactly what he said he was going to do before the elections. I'm not exactly a big fan of Milei because he is terrible for my wallet. He made everything expensive overnight for me and other expats...

You better be careful or your young Russian bride may seem old after moving down to BA. I learned it's a dangerous place to live or travel down in South America. Too many temptations. Much different than the good ole USA.

Damn that is expensive. That used to be like 25,000 pesos less than 2 years ago for that same dish. That is a helluva lot of inflation in a short amount of time!

I have heard about some people living in Argentina for long periods of time without accessing from the USA and asked to verify their USA address. I'm not sure if using the VPN was the issue but sounds like some are cracking down on this. I haven't had any issues at all using VPN. I am using...

This is strange behavior. I went back and read some of your posts @TonyTigre and all your posts are well written and respectful. Seems strange to antagonize members but it doesn't sound like this behavior is changing. Judging from posts this has been going on for years.