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This forum is about Argentina, and therefore not the right place to debate that issue.

Yes, exactly. What's your point, please?

Completely agreed, ten times over. Neutrality has always served Argentina well.

I guess one tinpot tyrant loves another.

Yes, but the ones I have talked to that use gas are almost all duel fuel setups; they can use gas or gasoline. So it's not like they will be stranded at the side of the road. Pissed off, resentful, and seeing their already slim profits eroded by higher fuel costs, yes. Stranded, no.

Well said, all around, but as to the last sentence of your post, why would you be surprised? Look at his first action upon winning the election. He didn't even wait to be inaugurated before running off to the USA to bow at the feet of his masters. The guy is a puppet. His job was to scuttle...

ad hominem, but admittedly Frank did it first. Maybe we can all take a deep breath here.

The California Gold Rush began in 1849. The Federal Reserve Bank was created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. That doesn't invalidate your statement. Yes, inflation was out of control when the population of California went from 10K to 200K in the space of a few years. But it certainly means...

This, exactly. There is no hard and fast "X is cheaper than Y" rule in Argentina. It varies from item to item, and sometimes from week to week. Chino can be great for some items, but they have no senior discount, and you really need to check expiration dates carefully before you buy. For...

Ahh, Reuters. "Reuters found on average a half liter bottle of olive oil cost $15 in Buenos Aires, with some brands priced as high as $26" I just paid 4500 pesos at my local chino yesterday.

Strawman I don't know anyone who objects to the convenience. What people object to are the beastly working conditions to which Amazon employees are subjected, such that they have to pee in a bottle because the company won't allow them time to go to the bathroom, having to work all bundled up in...

This, exactly, a return to feudalism. This highlights the fact that the whole Left vs Right paradigm is a distraction. The great struggle of the 21st century is the ultra-rich, (and their lackeys), against the rest of humanity.

(above quote edited for brevity) This is shameless scapegoating.

Cool montage. I see Perón there three times, which is ironic, since DB Cooper's original post, which started this thread, includes the words, "Can’t imagine any other Argentine president getting that honor". It looks to me as though Argentina's greatest president already did. Three times. In...

Well, the article doesn't really say anything new, but that video clip at the top is a curious mixture of cringe and OMG scary.

But, but, but, wouldn't that be against Libertarian principles of government non-interference in the market? What about The Invisible Hand?!?

"El Campo" doesn't want to sell the harvest yet because the official dollar is over-valued. They are pressing for an official dollar near 1500, whereas it's currently at 909. Or at least that's the story I got from my local verdulero. Interestingly enough, the blue dollar only rose about 0.4%...

...and singing. Don't forget the singing part.

Today I had a very interesting chat with a surprisingly well-read taxi driver who was comparing Milei to Don Quixote. Seriously. I can't say I agreed with his conclusions, but he argued a very spirited and quite articulate defense of Milei and his recent actions, and he did so quite calmly and...

Uhh, dairy cattle and beef cattle are completely separate and distinct. Different breeds entirely.