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They should have made an episode where Jerry Seinfeld goes to Pakistan and teaches the locals how to do business.

Paying out of pocket is actually the opposite of what medical insurance is. Insurance is meant to protect you against unexpected and unaffordable medical costs. Setting aside some money for health expenses is more like running a self-directed health savings account.

Why call it "self-insure"? You’re just planning to drop the medical insurance, pay out of pocket, and hope for the best.

I wouldn't call it a side job when a doctor does something related to medicine - that's just a second job. The example in the article, where an economic geographer works part-time as an electrician while keeping their main job, is clearly a side job. And it's kind of ironic that you have to go...

Doing what, exactly?

You're confused about who sets what. Do you really think Santiago Bausili, the president of the Banco Central, personally calls every cambio in the city and says, "Today you're buying dollars at X pesos"?

It's quite clear that Argentum is supposed to be backed by silver, not by the dollar :) That would put an end to inflation as well.

Citizenship in Argentina is granted by the judiciary, not by Migraciones. Migraciones may provide relevant documents (e.g., proof of residency), but they don't approve or deny citizenship.

AYSA is worried about a water shortage in the Paraná River?

Of course! Just invent a random exchange rate, give it a catchy name, set it to whatever feels fair, and your U.S. bank will happily adopt it.

Why the rush haha? If you already have temporary residency and you're planning to stay here permanently, does it really matter whether you get permanent residency this year or next? Does permanent residency actually give you any meaningful advantages over temporary residency?

Everyone knows the safest way to pay your taxes is to first wire the money to a friend's account in Yemen or North Korea, and then have them forward it to Argentina. But seriously, if your bank cannot accommodate your basic needs - like paying taxes - you should switch banks.

I don’t see why that’s surprising. In traditional double-entry accounting, receiving a loan increases both cash (assets) and loan payable (liabilities) - reflecting its dual nature.

Don't you think it's a bit strange to use dollars to buy dollars? The government is just selling borrowed dollars for pesos to push the dollar price down. At some point, they will run out of dollars and need to borrow again. And everybody knows that uncontrolled borrowing is much healthier...

Do I detect a royal "we" here? If your brain only responds to economic stimuli, that's not rationality - it's a clinical condition.

There’s nothing leftist about it. I’m simply stating facts. If anything I said isn’t true, you’re welcome to point it out. Are the investments actually flowing in? Do you see foreign companies opening plants, hiring workers - or is it one of those things that just won’t happen in our lifetime...

This is already covered in item #7: “Effectively blaming your predecessor for everything.” Can you name some actual economic improvements Milei has made?

Economics 101 (Milei’s Edition): 1. Letting prices soar until no one can afford anything 2. Presenting the absence of inflation as a sign of economic well-being 3. Declaring tax amnesty for repeat offenders, because there’s no money 4. Offering even more tax amnesty, just in case someone was...

You're supposedly coming here to be with your girl - and now you're ready to spend six months every year elsewhere just to avoid tax residency? That’s what I call commitment! And you do realize that over 40% of people in Argentina earn their living informally, right?

So, you're German. You have a steady job that can be done remotely. You have an Argentine girlfriend. You can enter the country without a visa. Aside from the German love of order and the idea that things need to be done properly, what's stopping you from just coming to Argentina and staying...