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This isn't true, however it is a valid criticism of using absolute measures of poverty - it can create the impression that a family earning a peso above the poverty enjoys a different quality of life to those living on a peso less. This would be true no matter where the line was drawn. If there...

With respect I think you've missed the point of the report. The numbers don't imply that someone can live happily on 42 pesos a week. They state that any family spending less than this will definitely be malnourished, because it is completely impossible to live off less than that in Argentina...

You make an interesting point. I read another post a while back which decried the use of the word "genocide" to describe the systematic murder of thousands of political opponents during the dirty war. It's true that the legal definition of genocide excludes political opponents, but this...

Sorry, I've not made my point clear enough. The 6 peso figure is not in dispute. $688 pesos a month for a family of four roughly works out at $6 pesos a day, if you assume a child needs as much food as an adult, and that a family living in abject poverty buys an equal amount of food for each...

"El organismo estatal dice que la canasta básica para una familia tipo cuesta $ 688,37 mensuales o 23 pesos diarios" http://www.ieco.clarin.com/economia/Estadisticas-polemicas_0_754724538.html The government never suggested that a typical family lives of 6 pesos a day. They calculated that a...

There's a dictionary definition, and then there's a legal definition. Many countries have anti-trust, monopoly and competition laws in place to prevent any one company dominating a market. There are lots of fairly obvious reasons why you don't want one media bloc dominating a nation's media...

Finally registered a couple of weeks ago - used my DNI and a mobile phone bill worked fine to register. A passport plus a certificado de domicilio or rental contract would have been fine as well though. Its a great scheme. I sorely missed cycling when I first got here. Back then it just felt...

Interesting example of two different stories in two different papers (with two different agendas). Also a good example of why you need to take anything you read in the papers with a pinch of salt. Has anyone actually read beyond Clarin's refutation, or have people just assumed that Clarin are...

Try searching for your role type in the relevant industry sector on zonajobs or bumeran.

I haven't shared my perspective. I've just asked that others be allowed to share theirs. @Dublin - completely agree.

If you'd lived through a dictatorship, and had experienced economic destruction first hand perhaps you'd have a different perspective. Some people prefer child rapists to the Kirchners, compare them to Hitler and believe they are the worst thing to have ever happened to Argentina. Others think...

Meh. I appreciate reading Bajo Cero's views. Whilst I don't necessarily agree with them, he at least engages with people. It's refreshing to hear from people who aren't afraid to disagree with the majority. And having only spent five years in Argentina, I appreciate reading the opinions of...

Sorry, but this is getting ridiculous.

The nature of running a monopoly is that your customers have little choice but to choose your products and services.

Alternatively you could go for a pair of canal phones. Whilst they don't use active noise cancelling , they fill your ear canal in such a way that means that whilst you're listening to music you can't hear anything else. Shure make a range of excellent headphones which range from 100-500 USD ...

Where's local to you Mr. Turkey? That's a good rate, a lot more than my local Chino pays...

Did anyone actually get 10 pesos per dollar selling dollars? I've never gotten the "media" rate...

In fairness La Campora are more about waving flags than formulating economic policy. But its true that Hugo is a powerful icon that the flag wavers of all nations like to rally behind. I can see policy similarities between Argentina and Venezuela, but nothing to suggest that Argentina is...

Is Argentina openly comitted to using the Venezuelan model as an economic plan? Has CFK said as much or her ministers? Genuine question.

Congrats on your new arrival! Similar story here - after spending so much time in Migraciones over the years I was shocked by how quickly and efficiently the application was processed. The DNI cards took their sweet time to arrive though - delays in the factory followed by delays in delivery...