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Yup, bad BAD people! They want to keep their money. Assholes! A good citizen just bends over and lets the saints in government do their work. Let the government decide what one should or should not have.

Canada pros - very liberal, multicultural (if you like it), pot-friendly (I don't smoke, but this is a good indicator), OK economy. Vancouver is very modern and almost feels like SE Asia. Canada cons - epic housing bubble ready to pop, economy dependant on commodities, less opportunities for...

Argentina is turning into a classic (1930's style) fascist country.

I am not sure if a comparison to Cuba or Venezuela is the most accurate. I think it's more like fascist Italy before WW2. Such a shame...

Maybe you are not a communist, but you are equally ignorant.

You handled the situation well. Not resisting would not have guaranteed you survival.

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Historical comparison of Argentina vs other Latin American countries. Nothing new or too surprising, but still interesting: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/catching-up-to-argentina/

Yes, and this regulation violates this right. There is no "right" to bend any restaurant to your taste. The owner should decide and you have a choice to use his services or not.

You are forgetting that the restaurants are private too and it should be up to the owners to decide whether they allow smoking or not. Anyway, I don't think we will come to an agreement here. Obviously, many people like this, so good for them. I, on the other hand, am in the minority that...

Cigarettes are taxed high even in Argentina and the government is making a lot of money off them. This ban is pure nannyism. But my objection is not about this ban per se. It's about the general changes that are happening in much of the World and in Argentina. Every aspect of our lives is...

I am a non smoker and I am against this ban. Argentina is becoming more and more like any other overregulated western nanny-state. But economically, it's still way behind...

Yup, I have seen it in some stores in Vancouver too. Two different brands.

http://baexpats.org/world-politics/19294-argentina-approves-its-own-patriot-act.html

It's for your own good. http://wapo.st/sW3E4v

You don't get it and you are making my point. If the Uruguayan bank could get rid of the ARS at the official rate, they would do it. Clearly, they can't and that's the reason why they are selling USD for 5.85 ARS instead of the official 4.30 ARS.

Actually the practical solutions to the idiotic restrictions are in the grey market. If the government was trying to restrict grey market flows of currency, they have already failed.

Very Pavlovian of you. Someone points out something about Argentina and since you don't like it, you immediately switch to US Fed. I was simply highlighting the obvious currency exchange pressures that exist.

http://en.mercopress.com/2011/11/16/argentina-tells-uruguay-it-will-not-accept-surplus-pesos-from-the-summer-season Supply / Demand. Argentina doesn't want to repatriate it's own currency. That will push the official rate lower against other currencies.

That's a really stupid mentality. Grow up! Adults should not have to ask permission to do everyday things like sending money or converting currency or anything else that does not harm anybody else.