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There are more similarities between the quality of freedom in Argentina and the USA than in any other Latin American country. That is not to say there are no distinctions. For example, the civil justice system in Arg needs reformation though not in the way it is being undertaken. On the other...

The IMF, WTO, World Bank, UN ( Special Rapporteur), Spain, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, USA , Bondholders in 2nd Circ Ct of Appeals, now... "Chevron has been forced to retool a partnership to develop massive shale oil reserves in Argentina because of legal sanctions in...

Start by asking your local merchants with whom you do business regularly and with whom you feel friendly. If they won't buy your USD, they will likely know a nearby cueva. It could be beginner's luck that, as a newcomer, you have not yet been burned with a counterfeit note or two. That would be...

The terms liberal, conservative, left wing, right wing, neo-liberal, neo-con, are not generally thought to be limited to economic theory. In common usage social issues and non-economic issues have been engrafted on to the definitions to such an extent that these social and non-economic issues...

Caught Raul Lavie show at Torquato Tossi on Av Defense 1575 , www.torquatotasso.com.ar. The entry fee was 120 pesos. Food and wine at popular prices. A good spot for high calibre local talent. A pleasant alternative to the high priced touristy tango cena shows.

Over the years I have used many different cabs in BA . When I find a good driver with a good car I get a business card and use that person over and over again. My latest "best driver" is Rafael Lazaro. I met him at EZE where he was the driver assigned to me when I paid at a booth inside the...

If you think the peso drop has nothing to do with the impending 2nd Circ Ct decision, then watch what happens when the decision is actually issued...an immediate 5% drop and then another much larger drop when the K admin says it will reconsider paying the substitute bondholders.

Well....?

http://baexpats.org/topic/25854-bond-litigation-arg-likely-to-default-causing-drop-in-peso 9.73 now

When Second Circuit Ct of App issues ruling ( in about a week) there will be a sudden drop of 15% to place the rate at 11ish.

When Scecond Circuit issues ruling (within a week) there will be a sudden 15% drop to 11 or 12.

It's hard to know when someone is being sarcastic. No need to joust. So we may agree on what should constitute the fundamental principle of governance (Social hedonism aka Utilitarianism which is like a socialized form of the Golden Rule), but I think your evaluation of the happiness quotient of...

Who you going to believe? Me or your lying eyes?" (Chico Marx, from movie Duck Soup)

p.s. From the same edition of Mercopress another tidbit demonstrating how business is done in Arg. http://en.mercopress..._campaign=daily Those corrupt custom officials are small fry compared to the politicians who sucked graft from the Brasilian plane purchase. p.s. further details @...

http://en.mercopress..._campaign=daily "Magistrate Sergio Torres opened an investigation on suspicion that the Argentine government had paid 5 to 6 million dollars in excess for each aircraft, which would add up to 100/120 million dollars. Aerolineas Argentinas and the government rejected the...

Quite apart from the current scandal, why hasn't there been more investigation of the unlawful, self-dealing, land deals engaged in by the Ks when he was governor of Santa Cruz? I have always wondered why that issue has not been more heavily explored.

Gee, I find the author's call to action extreme and utopian: The enlightened conscious man needs no school to raise his children, no church to know his God, no banker to validate his work and no government to choose his enemies. He is free to do as he pleases, when he pleases and how he...

Did you bother to access the link?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham The greatest good. If violence will bring it about, so be it.

Don't you think this anarchist overstates the problem just a wee bit. Maybe all you need is bitcoins?