Wrangler and Perry, I will respond as what I guess you would see as a macrista. While I know that the country is in a very difficult situation economically, there are still folks who do not think that all is lost. I know personally the director of a branch of of the largest banks here, and he thinks that the economy is headed in the right direction macroeconomically, that the dollar needs to be as high as it is, so that Argentina can become a export-based economy, and not just in regards to el campo. There are lots of folks who think that is the economic model that Argentina needs to embrace. I will admit to not knowing a lot about economics, but that does seem to make sense to me. Becoming an export-based economy is what has allowed a number of countries like Singapore to become a real power house economically. I realize that the micro economy is the problem right now (regardless of whether the economy is headed in the right direction in the maco sense) and that lots of people are suffering. Wrangler, you asked what Macri has done since he took office (and maybe you were just talking about economically). A few things come to mind immediately: he has taken on the illegal drug trade, all kinds of mafias, and corruption here in a way the Ks, nor any other peronist group, ever has; reinserted Argentina back into the world; passed the reparacion historica for the jubilados; and fomented a lot more transparency in government. Also, lets not forget that he had to clean up a lot of Cristina's messes (ridiculous fee structure for public services, energy sector in shambles, stand off with vulture funds, the cepo, etc.) I know you will probably say that none of that matters if the economy is in shambles, which is not quite the case; Argentina is very far from being Venezuela. I am willing to continue to hope, because I have never seen anything but violence and graft from the peronists. I too think that Macri has made lots of mistakes, the first being his assumption that foreign investor would flow into the country once the Ks were gone, and the list goes on. I will add, though, that for me it's interesting, as Luis Brandoni pointed out the other night in Carlos Pagni's show, that in 2017, even though the economy had just started to recover after a difficult 2016, Cambiemos was still the most voted party in the elections. I realize the economy is in worst shape now and that the results might well be different, but even then, when it wasn't in great shape, lots of folks still voted for him and his party because of all the good things he was trying to do, albeit it without great success in some of those endeavors. Ok, boys, have at me.
First of all, the opinions of banksters are the last that you want in a situation like this, because what is convenient for banksters unfortunately is NOT convenient for the majority of the people. Argentina is not back in to the world. Everyone is pulling out of Argentina, and truthfully, if you would open your eyes, and look at what foreign news outlets are reporting about Macri, they are highly critical of Macri.
He has not cleaned up any of Chrisina's Messes. In fact, he's made things much worse, and someone is going to have to clean up the errors that he has committed. No investments ever came or will come for a long time to Argentina, and thinking so is delusional The same goes with suggesting that Argentina is going to become an export powerhouse like Singapore, please, give us a break. The run of the dollar is designed to make those with a lot of money richer on the backs of the working class, and that is a fact.
They told us the dollar needed to be at 30 so exports would increase. There has not been any sign at all that exports are even beginning to increase. IN fact the latest report by INSEC listed the PBI to go down by 3.5% for the 2nd half of the year. Again, no sign at all that exports are on the rise. However, I will say that the country is starting to try to attempt to produce energy again, and can one day possibly start satisfying its energy needs, and then possibly export. Let me add that I also see no sign of any economic upturn here Argentina. Not one thing in the short term. In fact, I see things getting much worse.
You Macristas always try to distort things by blaming others, especially the Peronist Party. Whether the Peronist are responsible for anything or NOT, doesn't matter. Cambiemos is in power and has been for 3 years now, and they need to start taking some responsibility for what is going on now.
You say he has taken on the illegal drug trade, but I will give him 0 credit for that. That is a function of every government. All governments have a task
force dedicated to fighting drugs. Oh and about Macri's efforts to fight drugs. Are you aware that two in Macri's cabinet are being accused of drug trafficking??? OH, you say you are NOT???? Well MAYBE that's because the story ran in the newspapers a short time before Macri called the newspapers and had the story pulled from the headlines, so please take a look at the following link below,
https://www.clarin.com/policiales/e...ente-detuvieron-funcionarios_0_SJITPx7xQ.html
Macri has not had any success fighting drugs, the mafia, or corruption, and I think maybe one day he will have to answer questions about his own illicit activities during his presidential tenure.
You say that he is helping the jubilados??? You can't possibly be serious can you???? He has taken from the Jubilados. He has cut their retirement, in fact, this is one of the things the FMI was going to ask him to do if he hadn't don it already. hmmmm. You say transparency??? Where is that transparency you speak of??? I see the oposite actually. Macri has not been able to fulfill any of his campaign promises, nor has he been able to hit any of his economic targets in relation to inflation, jobs, and economic growth.
Why are you comparing us to Venezuela???? To try to mitigate how bad things are really here in Argentina????? Of course things are not as bad here in Venezuela, nor will they be probably, but DO YOU have any idea how bad things are in Venezuela??? There is no comparison, but that does not mean we don't have the right to criticize Macri. You sound like a political operative to me....
You make it sounds that Macri's election victory in 2015 was a repudiation. He only won by a merely 1%! He is bound to get his rear handed to him on a platter in the next election if he is silly enough to run.
