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In December I did go see Clan Caiman and Axel Krieger play live at Artlab Pro, which is on Rosetti, near Dorrego. It was great. I have written a lot about both, so you can see what I think in past posts. Axel is going to be playing a series of shows in February at Congo Club in Palermo. The...

Obviously nobody declares it, so no firm numbers exist, general consensus is after $ 32 billion ( not all in cash) was taken in by milei from his tax holiday, there remains a bit over $200 Billion in big head hundred dollar bills hidden away in Argentina. He doesnt really have a current plan...

especially if he is cutting his "fixes" in half after one year. by my calculations, that means it will take him twice as long to "resolve" things.

So this says Milei’s theories of economics have not worked, so he has to restrict the dollar / peso relationship even more? Only allow 1% moves rather than 2% ? Both of which are much closer to zero than the 100% free trade he promised. And for this he is lauded as “succeeding”?

obviously we can differ about whether "hating socialists" is a credential. vamos a ver. He seems to have gotten very wealthy by running health insurance companies, which means government payments for medicaid and medicare, and then donating to Trump. Given that most of the Ambassadors job is...

I actually met him and talked to him. He was a nice guy, and actually tried to learn about Argentina and do a good job. My guess is that he had personal interactions with Cristina that were amiable. As mentioned, there are other people negotiating tax disclosures and money laundering protocols...

If you want quality beef go to really good carnicerias, and expect to pay. Piaf, Converso, and Corte have never let me down, and I am sure there are others at that level. The places that have really fancy “ grass fed “ like Don Julio have captive ranches raising their beef, but even then, breed...

This is vague and incomplete. So far the government has not changed the requirement that correo charge duty and hold packages. This only refers to a cut, but not elimination of the tax on paying an expeditor to import something for you, which is running an average of 150% of the foreign purchase...

Last time I was in Uruguay, 2 or 3 years ago, my tiny rental car got passed by not one but two Lamborghinis with Argentine plates. One was purple. I am pretty sure they didnt buy those in Argentina. But the only Argentines who can do things like buy Lamborghinis abroad are the rich ones...

I agree with you there. And I do think that the tax system overwhelmingly favors the wealthy owners, who pay very little, as opposed to employees. I dont think the problem is that companies refuse to sell at a loss- I think the issue is the overvalued peso, the impediments to importing and...

He lives in Hawaii. I read a lot of his stuff in the 70s, it wasnt really about being an expat, it was just novels with scenic backdrops.

You think that if you make Addidas, under license, you can just lower Addidas prices on your own? I kinda think the contract with Addidas would be strict on pricing. Addidas does not want authorized made in Argentina shoes showing up in Brazil at below list price. My guess is their contracts...

Yes, we are under contract. It happened very fast.

Victoria Brion, piano and voice.

This is more like what Carola sounded like when we saw her this time. And yes, she has her own chainsaw, but I think she has different ideas about what to use it on than some other people we know.

Things happen in Buenos Aires that I cant imagine happening in other cities- at least not in the generous and friendly way they do here. I frequently stumble on magic places. We follow a variety of musicians, and when they play, we make an effort to go. Often in Argentina a musician will play...

My point exactly. Every language has odd idiomatic expressions, and I dont find the argentine ones any stranger than others.

She also calls sliced melon “ pudding”. And alfajores. And helado. All dessert is pudding to her.

I have an english friend who insists ice cream on top of a slice of pie is "pudding". In terms of sandwiches, though, I tend to skip the "medio" and go straight for the "triple".

Most real estate closings in Argentina (which are almost always done in cash US one hundred dollar bills, big heads only) are for less than the actual sale price. This is a gesture towards tax dodging that goes back decades, its instinctual. In reality, at this time, most properties purchased...