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The thought that Cristina has not announced yet her intentions to run for re-election strikes me as a little odd. It seems to me that she may be reluctant to serve another full term. To me it would seem to make sense to name her own son Maximo as running mate. She could run on her own popularity...

Has anybody flow with AA recently. They are spending a lot of money on the airline and I wonder if anybody can comment on the level service, quality of service, etc., recently. Back in 2008 the government nationalized the airline, since they have loses of $540 million in 2009 and $420 million...

Interesting article on this subject linked below. http://seekingalpha.com/article/261362-argentina-on-the-cusp-of-hyperinflation

Anybody got some interesting predictions for 2011? Should be an interesting year, elections in Argentina, world economic crises, etc. I have some of my own but would like to hear others as well.

Mario Vargas Llosa a Peruvian has won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is also a frequent critic of the Kirchners, Hugo Chavez, and other like governments. He has made some interesting comments on Argentina in the link below...

Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of the availability and cost of health insurance for someone over 65? I know someone who thinking of retiring here and this is an important consideration. I'm told Centro Medico Puerreydon will provide coverage. Is it any good and how much does it...

This is so ridiculous its almost funny, it would certainly be a good use of taxpayer funds if the tickets were one way only. Read below: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/12/15/argentina.hooligans.ap/index.html?section=si_latest

I've been waiting for someone to start a thread on this topic, but I guess I'll have to do it myself. What do you think? To me it looks like a thinly veiled attempt by the government to intimate and reduce the amount of press freedom here. In case you don't know what I'm talking about there a...

I ran across this excellent article in the Financial Times. It goes a long way in explaining why Argentina is the way it is. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/778193e4-44d8-11de-82d6-00144feabdc0.html

I have read may tips here on how to apply for residency. However I have never seen any discussion on the pro or cons of doing so. What are the advantages of having residency and what are the downsides? I can think of points both pro and con. To be honest I think there are more cons than pros but...