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Here's another interesting article along the same lines: https://cenital.com/trump-aliado-y-salvador-si-sale-mal/

Yes. Whenever I hear people babbling about the "Milei Miracle" that they have read about somewhere, I always ask if the have ever been to Argentina before, and if so for how long. 99.99% of the time they never have, but assure me they will just as soon as Milei turns things around. :rolleyes:

I read about this granting of citizenship this morning (from a different source) and 2 questions immediately came to mind: 1. How on earth does this help the country/people of Argentina? In other words, does Milei not have better things to do? 2. Why go to Italy 5 times in one year? China or...

"What's with all the doom and gloom." I used to wonder the same thing for quite some time. Then one day I was sitting outside, having lunch at a restaurant in Palermo and was amazed at all of the people crowding the locales. They were mainly young locals, not tourists. Even though young people...

That's one thing that stands out about being in Argentina. You find yourself unwittingly "sucked into" an unhealthy fixation of trying to figure out how many pesos you'll need for the next few days, so that they don't lose too much value. By and large it's not the norm in other countries, but...

If I'm not mistaken this Murray Rothbard character was outed as a bot a while ago, on a different thread.

This site/post is a good resource: https://solsalute.com/blog/leather-shopping-buenos-aires/

I know it's wishful thinking, but after countless bad Airbnb experiences with "5-star" places and "super" hosts, I would be nice to see a global class action suit against Airbnb to take place. With a market cap of +$84 billion USD, they could surely improve their customer service and perform...

It always amazes me how presidents, for all intents and purposes, are able to unilaterally saddle their countries with huge amounts of debt. Or in the case of Milei, transfer gold reserves out of the country to destinations unknown.

Yes, it's one of those phrases that can mean pretty much whatever you want it to mean. Years ago I found Doug Casey interesting. Now days he comes across as an insufferable whiner. But, it is interesting that he chooses to live near Punta and Cafayate.

I believe this is how IMF/World Bank loans are structured - requiring borrowers to export raw materials to 'wealthier' countries vs. manufacturing or adding value in-country. It's one reason why developing countries never seem to develop, or why borrowers never get out of debt.

Is there anyone / anything that Milei hasn't gone to "war" with or doesn't plan on going to war with? It seems like he believes doing something is the same thing as accomplishing something (positive, for the people and the country).

All very good points. I've never understood why foreigners don't realize that currency exchange rates can go down as well as up. I see the same thing happening in Colombia - when I first visited +10 years ago the rate was roughly 1,800 pesos to $1USD; today it's roughly 4,200 pesos, creating a...

Check out https://www.guruguay.com/

I can vouch for Mark as well - met with him in person last year, good guy and very straightforward.

I've been using Dr. Sergio Escobar for several years: https://esteticaescobar.com/

It would be nice to see Milei spend as much time inside of his own country seeking approval as he does outside of it.

I've noticed the same phenomenon with places I traveled to both pre and post Covid. I think the lockdowns and authoritarianism had a significant impact on people around the world (one could argue this was the intent). Coincidentally, I left BA a couple of weeks before the lockdowns began there...

Well said!

When you look at the IMF's behavior with borrower countries around the world, one can easily make the argument that both the failure and indebtedness are intentional, not just in Argentina.