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Yes I suspect a lot of those mattresses are in vaults in Panama, or the Cayman Islands... though I have read that Argentina has the 2nd most dollars in the world, after the USA!

Big lines at the petrol station on Scalabrini in Palermo tonight (2 blocks long at 11:30 at night); grumpy drivers getting very irate. Never saw this down here before, anyone else?

Iĺl stop by!

I will swing by and say hi!

What I found interesting about this whole thing is that, while itś pitched as a story ¨Socialist Biden will make America into Venezuela Argentina¨, I came across it on the Argentina subreddit. There, it was met with resounding acclaim (that thread is very pro-Milei, with the same kinds of...

Hah! I can't say I predicted his win, but back in October '21 I said (regarding Milei), "From here in the USA, I think he's got a future." (because his trajectory through the political media landscape reminded me so much of Trump in 2015)...

Do you recall what the floor is for the wealth tax?

The locals I know who bought either scrimped and bought tiny dark places, got a "deal" from a family member, got a loan from family which they pay back like a mortgage, or.... Work for a big multinational bank. Oh but the landlord of my place had a bunch of apartments, he just saved up the rent...

Well, unexpected if you didn't have the Argentine Holidays tab of your Google calendar ticked off...

I always wonder; what is the most common method of 'breaking in'? I have a PB apartment, and I used to worry that someone would scale the 20 courtyard wall like a Batman villain with a rope/hook combination. And, those 1st floor apartments with balconies often have bars; are people bringing...

I need to change a bit of money, and I realized this may be one of those unexpected days when things are closed...

Just curious, (and I'm not sure I understand the ins and outs) you're required to get your $2,000/mo in pesos paid out in ARG. I assume that's via WU, or must it be through a bank? Then, you want to use $1,000 of it for expenses, and put the other $1,000 (now in pesos) back into the Fidelity...

I'll stop by... sorry for the late reply, wasn't sure if I'd have time, but I do!

The one in Palermo has a real dearth of flowering trees. So far I've been randomly coming across them, but I will look at the places mentioned by Rich... the hunt continues!

The title says it all. My first time here while the trees are still blooming; where shall I walk this weekend to get an eyeful?

https://baexpats.org/threads/seeking-advice-tips-and-wisdom-on-the-subject-of-moving-to-argentina.44995/post-423087 Maybe monkey king and his gf are going to make a contract for a long term rental and turn it into an Airbnb, and leave the country in the meantime? Even though I'm joking, are...

Well of Bernie proposed it, I doubt it will get enough support. I say this as a Bernie fan (and a cynic). More likely we don't see another COLA adjustment for a while and they raise the age a bit. The government did save a chunk by the deaths of so many elderly in the pandemic, and it may surge...

Haha I'm the person who did the illustrations for that article, coincidentally. And I'm doing another drawing for an article on the future of SS for young people, which will be published either this Wednesday or Friday (probably friday). From reading the author's notes (still in process), it...

I'll swing by... I went last week and it was just me and another expat w/ her son, because we were both so late. I'll be more punctual this week (as in, less than an hour late)

Yes, watching from the USA, it's not shocking that a disorganized nut owned a gun that didn't work properly, or had old ammunition, or he forgot to load the first bullet correctly, etc. We had a guy try to attack the FBI headquarters with a nailgun a few weeks back, after he saw YouTube videos...