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    Economy The 3 reasons that pushed the MEP dollar below $1,200 for the first time in four months - Infobae

    I think in many countries you can live cheap or live more expensive. In Argentina rents are still much cheaper than most places. If you don't eat out too much or travel around you can get by ok. I couldn't live in the States for what I spend in Argentina. Just depends on lifestyle. Many people...
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    What happens if Argentina gets too expensive? What are alternative cities/countries to move to when it's overpriced in Argentina?

    Not sure how his OSDE is so cheap. I'm paying way more than that just for my policy.
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    Citizenship rejected!

    Yes unless you are from a country where your passport is extremely weak and you can't wait the 2 years maybe I could see in that case hiring a lawyer but if you already have the DNI and can travel on your own passport then why pay money to a lawyer? I do know that things in immigration are very...
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    Do Buenos Aires expats easily get scammed and gullible?

    Smaller scams here happen every day. When I first moved to BA I found a painter through my neighbor. He did a great job on hers and she used him before over the years. He gave me a quote on mine and it was much more expensive than my neighbor. I found that out later. He asked for 50% up...
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    Argentina and Ukraine working on joint weapons? Is this true?

    Is Milei going to meet with Zelensky or not? Every day I hear something different. This article says he IS meeting with him. https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/06/12/last-minute-change-argentine-president-milei-to-attend-global-peace-summit-after-request-from-zelenskyy/
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    James Heckman, Nobel Prize winner in economics: “Argentina has many problems, but I still see an opportunity”

    Thanks for posting this video. I came to the forum to post about this and of course someone already posted it. Read this today. https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/milei-and-elon-musk-to-go-to-libertarian-forum-at-the-same-time-as-the-bases-law-debate.phtml
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    Be careful lots of counterfeit 2,000 peso bills floating out there

    There are more and more reports of fake 10k bills floating out there so be careful. One of my American friends there now got one on Florida street at a money exchange place.
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    What $2 Million US Dollars gets you in Buenos Aires

    The HOA fees actually seem very reasonable for such big and expensive properties. Now the only problem is come up with $2 million dollars.
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    What is the best Steak to order in Argentine restaurant?

    Bife de Costilla con Lomo is amazing. I had in Don Julio last week and delicious. Amazing that place continue to always be full. Prices very expensive but enough for 2 people.
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    Food & Drink República del Fuego

    Wonderful restaurant and great food!
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    Great Pasta restaurant in Palermo - Fresca - Labatori di Pasta

    I had a fabulous meal here. Very fresh pasta made fresh in house and supposedly ingredients from Italy. The linguine pesto was out of this world good. Great service and great portions too. Map - https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vwy763TBa5ahC4mH9 Website- https://www.frescalapasta.com/
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    Politics Thread: President Javier Milei - From Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) to Today

    President Milei's show tonight was off the charts. https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/05/22/javier-milei-en-el-luna-park-en-vivo-las-ultimas-noticias-sobre-la-presentacion-de-su-libro-y-su-show-musical/ Some great videos in this thread...
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    Politics Milei will present his book at Luna Park tomorrow....There will be surprises

    Yes, he has been working on the book for 11 years. https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/05/22/javier-milei-en-el-luna-park-en-vivo-las-ultimas-noticias-sobre-la-presentacion-de-su-libro-y-su-show-musical/
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