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Well said. I think it's a toss-up for worst Presidential candidates in modern history: Milei vs Massa or Trump vs Biden. Giant Douche vs Turd Sandwich.

Not in Lebanon. I wish I could remember the name of the podcast I listened to on this subject several months ago where they went in depth on the effects of using the dollar on the economy, told primarily from the point of view of merchants. It didn't eliminate the problem as much as it just...

I don't underestimate Argentines. I just know that in the little corner of Argentina I live in the only place you see dollars is the one cueva in town. I also doubt the majority of the 40% of Argentines living in poverty have much daily experience with using currencies other than ARG pesos. I...

Dollarization, or any grandiose new government program requiring massive change, is easier to sell as a concept. Like all such proposals, the devil's in the details. Ideas and concepts are great, plans to implement them even better. Otherwise you just get politicians promising to follow through...

Dollarization is such a complex topic/mechanism that I don't think there's any one right answer to whether it's effective or not since it depends on a particular nations circumstances. I heard a story on a TED talk about how it didn't work out (from the perspective of merchants) as expected in...

I think my past couple of transfers were without a fee (w/o needing a code) because I hadn't used WU in a while, but after those first couple they're back to assessing fees. For me from my US bank it's $15.99 no matter if I pick up in cash or deposit in an account. Moneygram was working for me...

I'd bet dollars to free range donuts her desire to be his wife or not depends a lot on the election results.

If illegal immigrants are criminals solely for crossing the border illegally, then speeders are criminals solely for driving over the speed limit, since in both instances an illegal act was committed. Me, I'd say someone with a criminal record in their own country is a criminal, and if they...

I get what you're saying and agree with you, but when it comes to the abortion issue I think it's more accurate and effective not to describe someone's position as being pro or anti-abortion, but instead pro or anti-choice. Granted, it's just a semantical difference, but it does make a...

For a while I was using Moneygram because better exchange rate and no fee with code, but then I saw that WU went back to having the better exchange rate (currently 853 vs 805 from MG) and there was no fee when paying with my debit card. After making a couple of transfers over the last couple of...

Thanks for the info.

For those that might want to follow and play at home, where are you getting these odds from? I generally place more faith in prediction markets than pollsters because something where people put up and risk losing their money seems to be more accurate than results of a poll.

I wish I could share in your idealism, but I'm too jaded and cynical at this point with the idea that solutions will come from politicians - any politicians. I think the political class are two sides of the same bankrupt coin (or some other object with as many sides as there are parties who swap...

I've looked at Mercado Libre, but all that really tells me is the price since a lot of the brands (which I'm assuming are Industria Argentina) are unfamiliar to me and it's hard, if not impossible (for me anyway), to judge based on photos. Much as I like the concept of Industria Argentina, as...

Corruption is part of the system and so it doesn't really matter who's in charge or what their ideology is. Even if they enter with the best of intentions they'll most likely become corrupted at some point. Some prefer Macri and think Kristina is more corrupt and have the receipts to make their...

Since you mentioned both Europe and stealing from the rich let's go back to when Europeans first arrived in the new world and review what actually happened and how it's the basis for all that's happened since. I remember learning about this in grade school. The one sentence definition is that...

What are the premium brands, the decent brands you might not buy if you're making a living off of them but will hold up under regular use, and the brands that sell garbage which will soon be useless and make you go out and buy again? I'm just looking for the basic hand tools, not power tools...

I see what you're saying, and it's something I can be open minded enough to see various sides and also realize that at various times in my life depending on where I happen to be living I may have certain advantages not shared by others. It's not at all that I want to see Massa win. It's that I...