Recent content by Dim Witty

Is Banco Macro a safe option to receive one's SS checks.

Love it!

Yes, seats ARE marked by soda cans. Sugary sodas mean I'll be right back. Diet sodas mean I'll be back but I can sit on your lap.

Never had a negative incident in my 27 years here, and have been the recipient of many many acts of kindness. I feel more among friends and much safer here than in any city in the US.

These official calculations only include the country's 31 most populated urban centers with 100,000 or more inhabitants, which represents 30 million people, out of a total Argentine population of about 47 million. And it doesn’t consider the near-poor; the many who have dropped from the middle...

Besides the fact that those stats are highly questionable, things don't occur in a vacuum. Why not consider the facts of what happened prior to Milei: Covid and the supply chain crisis as well as a prolonged drought, both of which caused prices to soar, and with it the poverty rate

If you prefer not to wander off too far, I loved Bariloche and Ushuaia. My favorite cities abroad are Amsterdam and nearby Utrecht, as well as Prague. Wherever you decide to go, I wish you a marvelous adventure.

Interesting: ..."the co-opting of private enterprise as State property" - How's that work?

IMF loans come with disastrous conditions. They require countries to implement rigid fiscal austerity measures, raise taxes, devalue currency, and privatize (more dismantling of “The State”). In short, a Neoliberal, Libertarian wet dream. A textbook modelling of a fascist oligarchy.

Some never tire of polishing a turd.

If you’re jonesing for soft pretzels: Moisha Bakery Recoleta Calle Larrea 1531. They don’t rise to the level of street corner NY or Philly, but they will curve your craving. Anyone know where else you can score them?

Come to La Plaza de Mayo tomorrow to commemorate the 30,000 victims on the anniversary of the March 24, 1976 military coup d’état. Keep memory alive.

Noooo, Frank, didn't know the kids were also barred. "Yep, Peluca, your political enemies are my political enemies", Trump grunts while playing the silent accordion.

That's a very likely storyline. But convicted criminals are banned from travelling to the US (also to Argentina). I just don't know if the law is strictly enforced, or just applied to political enemies.

The question “Is Trump good for Argentina?” (or any other place in the world) is as absurd as asking “Is poison a nutritious snack?”