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    Argentina’s textile sector reels as import surge hits job

    We are in agreement that tax reform is needed, nationally and provincially. We may differ on some of the details. However, in terms of this article, I still maintain that Caputo of full of it when he says Argentine clothes cost. " two, three, four, or even ten times the price of textiles and...
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    Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires

    There are definitely more homeless people in Buenos Aires now. I live and work in Retiro, and there are noticeably more than last year. Los Angeles and Buenos Aires are approximately the same size, both in population and in area. LA has around 72,000 homeless this year, BA, 5000. So, it could...
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    Argentina’s textile sector reels as import surge hits job

    https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/05/revenue-statistics-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-2025-country-notes_29961c77/argentina_0adbf240/51fcb0ad-en.pdf
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    Argentina’s textile sector reels as import surge hits job

    Caputo is clearly shown online wearing a puffy. and it costs 230. I priced equivalent puffies. Costco jeans are normally almost 50$ for levis, sometimes as low as $42 on sale. and, in your paragraph number one- you are confusing income taxes, which nobody pays, with the taxes for retirement and...
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    Argentina’s textile sector reels as import surge hits job

    I have never heard of ansilta, so I looked it up- technical climbing gear. I compared the puffy jacket from ansilta, which is $230 at todays rate, with the equivalent Patagonias, in the US- and they range from $249 to $379. I used to live in Ojai, up the road from Patagonias headquarters, and...
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    Argentina’s textile sector reels as import surge hits job

    Less than 100,000 people, out of over 40 million, qualify to pay personal income tax. There is no actual property tax. I have been a property owner here for almost 2 decades. In CABA, there is ABL, which is actually a garbage collection and sewage fee, not a property tax per se. Then, there is...
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    Pago Facil Wallet

    why wouldnt you just fill out the forms? I have had to fill out the form for WU twice now over the years, you get a link from WU, you fill it out online, its done. Banco Galicia also makes me fill out a W9 once a year- they email me the current one, I fill it out and email it back. pretty painless.
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    Argentina’s textile sector reels as import surge hits job

    this article is full of baloney. Caputo undoubtedly has no idea where all of his clothes come from, as I am sure some woman in his life buys his socks, t shirts, undewear, etc. He is rich, has terrible taste in name brand, but not particularly high quality clothing. I am sure he buys Patagonia...
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    Carrefour cancels sale of Argentinian unit and has growth plan

    The 8 Carrefours near me are all express, which means no self checkout. I live in a dense urban part of Retiro, most stores are small. There is a medium sized Disco, which has self checkout, but the user interface sucks. I actually use self checkout a lot in the states, where you just tap your...
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    Carrefour cancels sale of Argentinian unit and has growth plan

    I avoid them as much as I can- they have the single slowest and most complicated checkout system in Argentina, and the computer takes 5 minutes to let me pay in cash. And usually, there are 4 people in line in front of me paying by phone, for 3000 pesos of candy, with a bad connection, and they...
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    Fresh Dill anyone

    we used to do 12 to 24 quarts a year, using real vacuum seal pickling jars, but these days we only do them every couple of years, and just maybe 6 or 8 quarts. This is in the USA, where you can get the single use jar sealing jar lids with the screw on rings. For keeping unrefrigerated, these are...
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    Fresh Dill anyone

    The bolivian verdularias sometimes have real pickling cukes, 4” long or so. Again, seasonal. The big problem is no real pickling jar lids, the two part style that really seal in boiling water. Instead we use the glass jars with a glass top and the wire clamp mechanism,which you can buy on...
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    Fresh Dill anyone

    Its seasonal. so not always available. In my neighborhood, the Bolivian or Paraguayan verdulerias often have it, and I saw it on sunday, at the feria de ciudad pop up trailer market in retiro, so its around. In CABA, most Verdulerias go a couple times weekly, many daily, to Mercado Central, and...
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Milei has no real power. He doesnt have the votes in Congress. Argentina needs top to bottom tax reform, serious industrial policy involving all parties, a strong support of exports by the government (all exports) and not to sell out to the multinationals, who take everything and leave nothing...
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    I am woke. proudly, unashamedly. I was raised by a feminist, I am friends with trans, gay, queer, lesbian and non binary people. no regrets.
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    I consider myself very much still learning about Argentina. I have owned an apartment here since 2007. been on this website conversation since 2008. Over the years, I have made an incredible number of very good Argentine friends. Who will lend me money, invite me to a family meal on a holiday...
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    I Went To See A Band...

    January is slow. I am behind on the last thing I saw in December. We went to the final night of the season at Suena Washington. The people who run it leave Argentina in the summer, so it wont start again until April. This evening was Matías Lourenço (aka LOWRENZ) and his band and invitados...
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    Chorizo opinions

    Everyone should choose the diet that works for them. Everyone is different. My grandmother lived to 101 smoking cigarettes and eating ballpark franks and tv dinners. I have known vegan atheletes who died of cancer under 50. You play the cards you are dealt. Nobody lives forever. I can tell...
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    Medical Expenses

    years ago an american I knew had a siezure in my kitchen. we called the ambulance, they were there in a few minutes, he spent 3 days in the public hospital, and was treated as well for a broken shoulder when he hit the floor. No charge. I think Milei is trying to tighten things up and it may...
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    Chorizo opinions

    Corte makes seven kinds - Con jalapeño, ají mirasol, curry verde, con aperitivo e hinojo, con curry rojo, criollo y puro cerdo. Once in a while they have a special, too, a while ago they did a waygu and sake flavored one. They will deliver.
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