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As we begin a new year with a year old government there are many questions regarding what changes or improvements might be in the offing.What comes to my mind almost immediately is will the local quilt theory still have its hold on the Argie economy?.If you aren't already familiar with it the...

As we approach the end of the year here.It is always pleasant for me to give and take the different "saludos---greetings" of this time with different Argentines both neighbors and friends.The usual is "felicidades---happy times".Although one is free to add their own improvisation,if they so...

As is well known corruption has been rampant in this region for generations making true justice and effective demoncratic governance almost a pipe dream in many countries including Argentina.Luckily,the Brazilian judiciary has been working non-stop for the last few years to correct this...

As usual James Neilson in today's BA Herald online gives an excellent wrap up of the income/profit --take your pic---law and local semantic and real controversy .It is well worth a few minutes of your time.Is there such a thing as taxible income in Argentina ? Is all income taxible? What is...

In today's La Nacion An article by Sergio Montero,"El Dilema de Sergio Massa".offers an interesting synopsis of Peronism from about 1975 until now.Justicialismo is THE defining factor not only in Argentine politics but in the country's direction and future as well. Mr Massa has the choice of...

It is now official. The gov't has set a one time AR$ 1K end of the year bonus for Jubilados who--like myself-- earn the minimum AR$ 6.661 .This should go on top of the "medio aguinaldo" paid every June and December or 3.330 = 9.991 + 1.000 = Grand Total of AR$ 10.991 or U$D 686..Good news for...

The first known Social Security System was founded by Bismark in Germany in the 1870s.In the US many people thought that Bismark had chosen 65 as the minimum retirement age there.So the US selected 65 as well.Bismarñ had acually chosen 70 as the minimum age.He himself was 74 at that moment.In...

I recently returned from a short trip to Colombia.The reason for which was the wedding of the daughter of a US lady friend in Cartagena.The big news of the moment there is the ratification of the 2nd peace accord by their congress.I came up from BA and my sister plus a large US contingent flew...

Let's talk it over or as the Spanish put it¨,¨Hablando se entiende la gente¨is key to keep in mind when we are living in a participative democracy anywhere. I am presently in Bogota,Colombia and it would appear that people here have finally taken this to heart after more than 50 years of...

This was Pagina Doce's headline last Friday,11/18 .According to their point of view,largely due to Pierre Trudeau's urging Macri had finally decided to answer the UN's request to review Milago Sala's detention situation.Where's the miracle already? Macri had previously stated that he would allow...

Now here is an interesting and useful article from The Bubble."Why You Should Found A StartUp In Argentina" by Augustin Esperon,cofounder of Wideo.co There's nothing like the advice of someone who has been through this experience lately with news on new government policy and help.It's a quick...

Trump's Election Now that it is all over but the shouting and there is a whole lot of that.How did this happen with so few people seeing it coming? It would appear that Trump's personality as obnoxious as it is motivated millions of " used to have more" and "forgotten about" people in mainly...

What is going on here? Trump is talking about deporting about 3 million undocumented immigrants with criminal records.On November 13 the BBC reported that the US will be taking about 1,200 asylum seekers turned away and permanently rejected by Australia now being housed on Nauru and Manus...

What is going on here? Trump is talking about deporting about 3 million undocumented immigrants with criminal records.On November 13 the BBC reported that the US will be taking about 1,200 asylum seekers turned away and permanently rejected by Australia now being housed on Nauru and Manus...

Could there be any changes in the offing for the US Cuban refugee policy under Trump? Maybe the "Wet Feet,Dry Feet" policy is in for some modification.In Costa Rica they'll probably be happy about that. They usually have some 4,000 Cubans exciles from Fidel's Workers' Paradise waithing to...

I was waiting for some respected Argentine personality to say publicy what I, a foreign resident, have been saying in private for a long time. Beatriz Sardo.said it today."La deuda de la universidad argentina es incorporar sectores mas bajos que los de la elite". Argentine...

After voting themselves an almost unbelievable 47% pay raise (el dietazo) some 350 Argie multiparty politicos/as will be flying up to Washington and New York next week to watch the US election results in situ as some kind of a learning experience according to day's Clarin.Give me a break...

I read about chef and new BAExpat Dave Soady after seeing his very complete Thanksgiving Dinner menu.Interestingly enough for me he is now working at a restauant right here in my "barrio" San Telmo.I think I'll drop by there soon.The U$D 120 is about what you would pay in a NYC mid upper end...

Just when you might have been concerned after Dilma's impeachment about Brazil going super neo liberal and losing the populist thrust of Lula's Worker's Party,you can stop worrying Sao Paulo's new first lady to be Bia Doria married to it's new mayor ex TV star Joao Doria is there to fill that...

Zyklon the gas that killed about 6 million Jews in the Nazi death camps was fabricated by IG Farben or today's Bayer the German multinational that is about to close the purchase of bad old Monsanto a US multinational who made Agent Orange. I do not exonerate either one of these...