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AnonGuy's avatar

Excellent post

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BowTiedMara's avatar

Thank you sir!

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Jordan 🇦🇺's avatar

A great read Mara! All seems very obvious what went wrong from an outside point of view. That Aus vs Arg GDP chart with the timing of Perón should be posted out to the millions.

Interesting point regarding the stability in Argentina over countries like Venezuela & Cuba. Makes perfect sense.

Thanks again, I learn a lot from your work.

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BowTiedMara's avatar

Thanks Jordan! Yeah that chart is so crazy; especially if you think about the actual resources, population and demographics: Australia and Argentina are very similar in most perspectives, except initial settlement and land ownership. Technically they could have moved in the same direction. It’s really policy decisions and trade agreements that made all the difference.

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BuySellBA's avatar

You are so detailed and clear. We have been posting about Argentina for the past 20 years on blogs of one or another. Systemic change will be IMPOSSIBLE without changing the labor laws and many other things.

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BuySellBA's avatar

This is spot on target. Excellent and totally correct. You nailed it.

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BowTiedMara's avatar

Thanks man! It is such a crazy story, I hope with a change of government something will get done about this (during Macri they tried but time ran out)

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