El Queso, any time I happen to check in here and see "El Queso" I read it, even if I don't get to read anything else. You're so right. I talk to Argentinians a lot about things. I get them started and then I listen. Most have no clue and no education about how the economics work and that there is no glorious spout in the Pink House where the money comes out, and all these programs that make them vote for certain parties are paid by THEM. And if the government prints more money than they take in, it causes inflation (NOT the greedy vendors, the government) which is the cruelest tax of all because the poorest then have to pay more for what they get. But the politicians get elected that way so they don't care.
In all honesty, I didn't start studying economics until I was about 40. They didn't teach it in our schools either so we almost can't blame people for not understanding. I think in the U.S. it is deliberate. If the people were smart enough to figure out what is being done to them they would never go along with it. Better to keep people ignorant because then they can be deceived into voting for you, going off and dying in your economic wars--or whatever. ! I will post more but later. Gotta go. I'm off to Pucon. Y'all try to behave while I'm gone!
