Argentine striking farmers take to the roads; government rejects negotiations
The Argentine Government warned that it has “no plans” to change the farming sector's agenda, therefore will not meet with members of the Liaison Board amid a national strike that began on Wednesday to protest against the property tax hikes in the Buenos Aires province.
Agriculture Minister Norberto Yauhar also told farming sector leaders “that Argentina needs not to undergo moments of misunderstandings” like the ones that took place in 2008, when the Liaison Board led several grain lockouts to protest against a tax hike in soybean export duties.
“We hold sector meetings, not general ones. That is the way we work and we shall not change it,” Yauhar added as he met with reporters during Argentina Journalist’s Day on Thursday.
The halt in sales of grains, livestock and agricultural non-perishable products continues along Argentina, with rallies, pickets and meetings and is expected to end midnight next Tuesday
Meanwhile farmers took their tractors to the countryside roads across the country to mark the second day of a nationwide strike and halt of grain sales called to protest higher taxes in Buenos Aires province which are also used to calculate other federal levies.
Protests started on Tuesday with marches in several cities of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba provinces. Argentine Rural Society president Hugo Biocalti said the protests wouldn’t affect the general population.
“This is to catch the government’s attention and it is tailored in a way not to affect the general population”, he reassured during a radio interview.
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6 Whatever the price she must grind them into the dirt so they never rise again. She cannot be seen to compromise and if she loses she's finished. God willing.
Last night thousands of demonstrators protested outside the Presidentila palace in BA banging pots and pans complaining about corruption, double-digt inflation and the ban on purchasing foreign currency. Perhaps the demonstrations will continue. And grow...And this will be the end of CFK?
This week so far:
National Truckers Strike
National Farmers Strike
300 Large Factories Closed
2000 employees laid off at Renault
1000s of protesters in the streets against Gov't
Peso over $6/1
beginning of the end and good riddance to bad garbage
Oops left one out 100s of road blockades today by CTA
Looks like she is losing control of the Unions....not a good place for a Peronista Prez to be
This Supposed U$ 47 Billion they have in BCRA reserves is more like US11 Billion in available (liquid) funds. The rest is committed.
Oh BTW Toby the US trade benefits went away this week. Let's see how wine sales are doing in a year. Mendoza's largest customer just got a lot more expensive to sell to...
I wonder how many helicopters she will need this time to escape with all her goons?
This is the time when it feels amazingly great to have multi-citizenship. :-)
Argentina continues to develop all the time. 30 years ago it was a fully fledged Banana Republic now its solid Third World. To maintain its hard fought Third World Status however it must crush the Farmers, redistribute their land and then invite the Chinese in to help them out.
As has already been stated here, CFKC lost her battle with the farmers in 2008 in spectacular fashion. Why would she stir up that hornet's nest again? She really has no clue.
Argentina is the perfect example how Socialism can ruin a country over 2-3 generations. They went from rich to poor from immigrant to servitude.
I think Romney should be using Arg in his adverts against Obama. This is what the USA will look like in 3 generations if we don't' get that bum out of office now!!
22. CFK will leave RG in the dust when she escapes. I am sure the safe house(s) is (are) ready to go. I just wonder which one she'll choose.
Jun 08th, 2012 - 02:26 pm
As long as Chavez keeps breathing it will be Venezuela, where Nestor “maybe” is living. If Chavez goes on to a better life, it will probably be Ecuador to start with or perhaps...
ANGOLA???
That cracked me up. :D
Blockades on Puente Purreydon are getting a little out of control ...this is exactly what happened when the last Prez resigned and they had 5 Prez in a week!!
What a bunch of losers...
Come on CFK gov..... ”give peace (negotiation) a chance”
A goverment e-petion has been setup at www.StopFundingArgentina.org
Would recommend everyone to sign it.
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I would love to hear what happened with CFK trying to turn over the buses to Macri today. Here take them..I don't want them you keep them...I don't want them either. Well give me the $ for the subsidies or I will have to raise the ticket 4x, sorry no money for you get out.
Kinda what they did with the Subte ( metro)
What a mess these dumb Ks have created.
Socialism para todos $ para no one
www.StopFundingArgentina.org
Anyone reading this outside of Argentina sign THE FORM NOW.
Thanks.
I noticed the government wanted to get rid of transport once they could no longer bask in the glow of government subsidies. I had an interesting conversation with two friends last time I was in BsAs. One is very anti- CFKC's government and one voted for her. The anti- CFKC was arguing that the subsidies on transport had to stop because they were unsustainable. The CFKC voter was absolutely outraged that her daily fares had increased so much. I guess the government wants Macri to take the flak but they both associated the increases with the government.
in one of the fields, and see what grows from the rotting corps,
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Jun 08th, 2012 - 08:07 pm
No way, our farmers are trying to produce organic food, thaat would have spoiled the whole thing!!!
The problem here is that to mantain the province of Buenos Aires, the provincial government needs more money, the federal government will not give it any so Scioli has to raise taxes and once again the only productive sector in the province has to pay.
I hope the farmers stick it out the same as they did in 2008, but this time there is no Julio Cobos to keep things on an even keel.
What did they do in 2008?
Jun 09th, 2012 - 12:07 am
They came out against a special export tax on soy and corn. This was debated in the Senate and the voting was a tie and was broken by the then Vice President, Julio Cobos, a Radical who very corageously voted against the Government.
Good for him, wher is he now. or more like him?
Jun 09th, 2012 - 01:45
He's working as a surveyor in his home province of Mendoza, incidently home province to tobias and TTT.
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Anyone reading this outside of Argentina sign THE FORM NOW.
Am so glad your not in government Prat Hunter, as 45 million argentines would facing death by starvation if you had been.
Ah I see you've chosen the Zimbawae method for destroying the economy.
Drive the farmers off the land, and give it as a reward to the La Campora faithful, who are a bunch or workshy lazy sh!ts who will leave the farms to go into ruin.
Then the people starve and you have to let the rest of the world feed you, and take that final step to becoming a bonafide third world country.
A cunning plan, Pirat-hunter, you get my vote - for being the stupidest man alive.
Jun 09th, 2012 - 02:45 pm
Tell me PH are you really that thick? Do you really believe that Kretina's economic blundering is good for the people?
No farmers=no soy+no corn= no taxes= broke government =PH doesn't cobrar!!!
Brilliant economist our Pirat-Hunter!!!!
Cue uncontrolled laughter.
Hey Timmerman (Goebbels/Himmler)-note that the Falkland Islands look after their farmers/people-that's why you're too scared to talk to them aren't you???
Maybe this is the time to stand up and be counted. Take a leaf out of Thialand's book and have a revolution while the president is out of the country. Then when he/she comes back to sort it all out, arrest him/her and throw his/her sorry a*se in jail. What was a “blow to democracy” was a superb demonstration of “people power” and you know that people like to get what they want..........
#55 What happened in Thailand was a coup, the Prime Minister (not President - Thailand is a monarchy with a king who has been on the throne even longer than Elizabeth II) that the ARMY not the people got rid of remains popular with the people (I'm just stating the facts here, personally I don't even like him) hence years of instability that only ended in the election of his (rather pretty!) younger sister. So the question is, we're all for people power (54% anyone?) but do you actually mean you want a coup???
I think that the farmer's strikes + the cacerolazos are the beginning of the Kirchner nightmare. With luck there will be no need for violence, like in 2001. I believe Kretina will leave quietly under her own steam with her US$ 370 odd millions in several suitcases on her way to Venezuela.
If it only costs us 400 grand its cheap at the price.
56 British_Kirchnerist (#),
Jacobo Timerman, Héctor's father, was a real jewish hero. Unfortunately Héctor has forgotten his roots and is sleeping with the enemy.
Is he a practising Jew?
The problem is, like in 2001, there is no one to take her place. They will end up with another half wit out for themselves.
The RGs are not willing to do what is necessary, AUSTERITY , to right the economy. They are too lazy, narcissistic and corrupt to do what Chile and Brazil have done.
It will be more like Bolivia then Brazil in 10 yrs.
Jun 10th, 2012 - 01:39 pm
I don't think he's a practicing human being!!!
You need only read about the Deir Yassin Massacre (deiryassin.org) to understand what those Israelis and their chums do when it involves getting their hands on other people's land.
Golly gosh.
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