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I joined in late November last year, after talking to a couple of people who post here - its nice to share news and opinions on things that affect us all............ Even though I have lived here for 15 years, I still learn something new every day

Are Javier Milei’s economic reforms working? Argentina was such a mess that it only takes fairly modest reforms to create a dramatic improvement April 30, 2024 | 5:49 am Javier Milei (Getty) Written By: Matthew Lynn He was taking too many risks. He didn’t have enough political support...

And here is another point of view from the Spectator. https://thespectator.com/topic/are-javier-mileis-economic-reforms-working/ I will copy ad paste in a second to avoid you guys having to open an account.

She also said , He still has 50% support and there is no opposition / the other 50% is divided between 5 people each with 10%. Having popular support will always be valuable / the opposition cannot decide who their leader is

Audits are an absolute necessity. The government should also be looking at the past few years to see who has been picking up a salary cheque for doing absolutely nothing.

Extending credit is the way to go but with high-interest rates and high inflation rates, I am not sure how many will take the loan offer up. The guys who qualify for the loan because of salary, in many cases already have cash - so I am not too sure how any new buyers will be brought into the...

UVA based loans and mortgages are potentially very dangerous for the consumer. Repayments are not only dependent on interest rates but also on the rate of inflation. I would never recommend these loans to anyone

IKEA would never open here with labor laws as they are at the moment. They also import most of the stuff they sell and they would need much more import friendly legislation

One of the problems in the Argentine university system is the amount of cash spent on salaries to people who dont work one single day in the system. The guys who manage the system are refusing the government's attempts to audit the whole personnel structure. You really have to ask why they...

we decided to move out of the city when our boy stated primary school. He actually goes to school on his bike and he probably couldn't have down that in the capital. My good lady wanted to see grass and trees and that is the main reason for our move. Even back then I worked from home , and my...

We lived here for about 6 years. Nice little area . About 15/20 minutes to Palermo via bus or taxi.

@Anchor Baby , we live in Escobar about 55kms north of the capital / a one hour drive with normal traffic but it can take 2 and a half hours in the morning or in the evening. We average about two trips a month to the capital but we time our appointments there to mid-morning and mid-evening. I...

4,000 is a lot of cash Out here if the girl is working 12-20 hours a week , she will be getting 2,400-3,000 pe hour If she is doing 4-5, add a couple of hundred to that plus travelling expenses.

Very little production here but the drugs come in by plane and truck from Bolivia and Paraguaya for onward shipment to Europe. There are rumors that there are production facilities but no one is saying too much officially or unofficially There are quite a few Colombians and Mexicans living in...

The child support system tends to work when the couple has been married and then separate or divorce . I know several people who have their wages sequestered by the court. The big problem arises when the father does not recognize the paternity of the child.

Normally extraordinary expenses go to the owner and not to the tenant.

I am not so sure that the enemy is another country. Argentina must make the county-s airspace safe from narco-terrorists.

@Betsy Ross , the F-16s are in very good condition , according to my friends in Denmark Right now , the Argentine Air Force has no supersonic capability. These would be a huge improvement and be crucial to defending the Argentine Air space / the problems would be training and maintaining...

@Todd , that is the idea give them the bad assets . Not the good ones

That is the idea , give them sh*t . Why should they be allowed to pick the assets they want.