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Our brilliant Harvard and Oxford educated economists and central bank PhDs have been trying for decades to balance the budget, and yet little ole Javier Milei did it in only 9 1/2 weeks. They're already talking about the "Belgrano School of Economics" displacing "The Chicago School of...

Yes, people overreact to short term trends. Here's a quote from a BAexpat whinging back in 2012: https://baexpats.org/threads/my-prices-are-out-of-control-whine.22561/ In my experience going back over 15 years. 80% of the time prices are say 1/2 of the US. 10% of the time, prices approach the...

There's an old saying that "the cure for high prices is high prices". How long before this take hold depends upon what percentage of the population have inflation adjusted wages. I've been coming here for 15 years and short term rental properties have gone down in real dollar terms. Before...

Can you use a ferry ticket to Uruguay in lieu of an airline ticket?

My doctor here in the USA recommends a total knee replacement. Does anyone have an opinion on the quality of this type of surgery in Baires? I'm tentatively planning on going to Thailand in 2025 - trying to determine, quality and cost difference and how cost would compare with straight Medicare...

I'm returning to BA after almost 4 years. I adopted a crying kitten that came to my door. Can I bring her with me, coming in as a tourist? Are there any requirements other than a rabies vaccine?

Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried egg on top and Spam.

Dude, that's a Conspiracy Theory. But on the other hand he does look an awful lot like Captain Sweat Pants...

Are they talking about a second quarantine and opening the movie theaters simultaneously? https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture/the-government-prepares-the-decree-to-facilitate-the-re-opening-of-the-cinemas.phtml

As your comrades will attest, for those like me, for which reeducation is hopeless there is always the firing squad.

"Go away" ... Get thee to a Reeducation Camp!

"we live and communicate here and avoid you. Go away. " In other words, "I don't want to hear opinions I disagree with. That's what I call 'communication'". Authoritarians simply can't compete in a Free Market of ideas.

Speaking of Qanon, my best guess is it was started by some nerd desperate for clicks and then when it gained traction to everyone's surprise, the CIA met the sweat pants guy in the comic book store and told him you work for us now - then it became a full-fledged disinformation campaign. Qanon...

Peter Navarro releases mind-blowing third volume of report regarding depth of 2020 election fraud proving yet again that Trump’s victory was stolen "Navarro has just released the third in a series of in-depth reports outlining the vote theft and fraud, and it’s just as mind-blowing as the first...

Canned salmon is usually caught wild - not farmed. No canned salmon in Argentina :( ...

First the Nazis stigmatized the Jews. Then the Nazis prevented the Jews from conducting commerce. We all know what came last... Why? Because that's how Fascists operate.

I think someone is looking to splurge with their Stimmy Check!

If China Joe is inaugurated as President on January 20th, he will be removed from office by the 25th amendment due to advanced senility. Which would in itself be a gross injustice because he should be removed for corruption.

"Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam… Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!"

Yes of course, but when you compare an Argentine big city to an American or Western European city, there are a lot less Woketards per capita in Argentina.