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The politicians "of the people" create these business-hostile policies, because "capitalism is the cause of whatever goes wrong in the economy" and the evil capitalists have to be punished. ¡Viva Perón! ¡Viva Perón! Por ese gran argentino que se supo conquistar a la gran masa del pueblo...

Wages in Argentina are now lower than in Uruguay and I expect wages in Argentina to stay lower than in Uruguay after a dollarization. I do not know if wages will be lower or higher than they are now though. The housing market has been completely crippled by the current government, I have heard...

The poor getting poorer, the middle class getting poorer, but the rich getting richer? I thought in Argentina everyone was getting poorer, also the rich. The only exception being some politicians who somehow seem to have found a magic way to make money.

Maybe because Peronism can be anything, the only thing that matters is that it is Peronism? Menem was a Peronist, but I would not call Menemism far-left. Kirchnerism and Menemism are two completely different and incompatible political ideologies, yet they are also one and the same thing...

My expectation is that if the Argentine economy is dollarized, prices will become more like Uruguay, except wages will be lower. Argentina may then not be a cheap country for expats anymore, but it could still be a nice place to live if you like the country. If prices become more like Uruguay...

If Milei wins, blows up the central bank and dollarizes the economy, expect: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQYK_flETP5OVEeQWmanwx5kbo0KezRMl

That advice is not very useful, I have been in OP's situation and in Argentina's case the wealth tax issue is crystal clear and there are no exceptions, unlike taxes in other countries where there might be some deductions if you file your taxes in a certain way. AFIP has a decent website about...

That will deal with the Argentine taxes, but not with migraciones. If you overstay your tourist visa (180 days max per year) on a regular basis, eventually you will get into troubles. When you overstay, you are legally not allowed to leave the country until you pay a fine, which is peanuts...

Colombia seems to have a wealth tax on global assets of 1÷, see https://www.taxathand.com/article/27284/Colombia/2022/Wide-ranging-tax-reform-enacted If you are rich, tax-wise Uruguay is the best country in South America, but you complain it is too expensive? Somewhere there is a contradiction...

You can deduct mortgages from your wealth, but I am not aware of other debt

The wealth tax is major reason for me to have left Argentina this year. The advice of the lawyer I visited was: try to avoid triggering becoming an Argentine resident. To be safe with migraciones, you could not stay more than 180 days per year in Argentina. The Argentine taxes have another...

My Argentine ex had an account opened with Interactive Brokers, so it should be possible. She did not use the account though, as she ended up investing through a friend of her father in a sub account in a bank in New York (which I think is a shady construction, but she trusts the guy)...

From my experience, if a Porteña likes you, she is very easy going and interested in seeing you. If she does not like you, she shows no interest. As simple as that.

They went bankrupt in 2019 https://spacenews.com/mars-one-company-goes-bankrupt/

So it appears Cristina's rant of the past may only have been for the show. It seemed illogical given the power hungry she is. Cristina could be running for president: https://www.clarin.com/politica/capitanich-dijo-cristina-kirchner-candidata-paso-frente-formula-unica-excluyente-_0_bszcogRVC0.html

Cash is useful in Argentina

If you were to end up with a US qwerty, you can always buy Spanish keyboard stickers. This is a cheap fallback solution.

Given the right policies, Argentina has the potential to be wealthy. Developing new industries requires investment, and that is where the problem is. If Kirchnerism sees investments, they are not thinking about supporting it, they see the money and want to take as much of it as they can. Pan...

Exactly, that is it

Indeed, the problems that are now unfolding are the fault of who is elected next, Kirchnerism has nothing to do with it