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Argentina’s poor cousin? Not Uruguay
The following piece by Jude Webber writing for the Financial Times explains the different approach by the two neighboring countries to the windfall earnings of the commodities boom. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules“Uruguay is a little country jokingly considered – by Argentines – to be just another province, or even an annex, of their nation, albeit with better beaches.” Hello hello! Mr Webber, are you reading this? Who are you to say that “Argentines” cosider Uruguay another province of our nation? Do you know what 42.000.000 people think? You're amazing, you should use your talent as a clairvoyant Mr. Webber.
May 18th, 2011 - 11:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0so it's not our province?? lol!!
May 19th, 2011 - 01:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 2 I don't think so, because I don't see Hebe Pastor ex de Bonafini crying for her sons and Estela Barnes de Carlotto looking for Gastón lol
May 19th, 2011 - 02:12 am - Link - Report abuse 02 Artillero601: “so it's not our province?? lol!!”
May 19th, 2011 - 12:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Obviously not. And thanks God it is not!!!.
Adding to that, what's for sure is that the Falklands are not Argentine. And also thanks God they are not!!! lol!!
Cheers.
@ 4 Obviously I made a joke, that's why I added the lol!!!! at the end of the phrase (which means laughing out loud .... just in case) now, in regards to Malvinas, I don't spend much of my time talking about and I tend to stick to the subject which is “ URUGUAY IS KICKING OUR ASS IN EXPORTING MEAT” , capish?
May 19th, 2011 - 01:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Argentina government keeps a tight lid on exporting meat, under the false impression that this will keep meat prices down in Argentina and the people will vote for CFK - “populism” - And, of course many Argentina campo people have shifted to Uruguay and are not only exporting meat from there, but grains also.
May 19th, 2011 - 01:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Britain’s poor cousin? Not Northern Ireland
May 19th, 2011 - 02:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0While Britain apparently is letting a wonderful opportunity pass by, Northern Ireland already has overtaken its neighbor in beef exports, attracting foreign investors and is on route to attaining investment grade rating.
Bla, bla, bal Britain, more bla, bla Britain , bla Britain, bla Britain, Ah yes Northern Ireland more Britain...
Ha ha are the Journalists of FT becoming every day more stupid? I guess so.
@jerry
“And, of course many Argentina campo people have shifted to Uruguay and are not only exporting meat from there, but grains also.”
And ? do you know how wonderful will be to get rid of people of the campo for Argentineans?
They are the disgrace of Argentina like the south of US for yanks.
none are going to miss them.
Can you EVER see past the chip on your shoulder Nico?
May 19th, 2011 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nico #7, t
May 19th, 2011 - 09:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0his is a sad, sad posting
And, his comments are not even worth responding to; so sad.
May 20th, 2011 - 04:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0What part fellows, is sad for you, the part about journalists or the part of the campo?
May 20th, 2011 - 06:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0So are you journalist of campo boys?
The “Campo” for Argentina have been a disgrace, conservative people that always cry, don’t give a damn thing for the rest of the society, selfish and they only want to keep their privileges.
Their mentality is to have people in misery to explode them, its like the Mohamed’s financial system in UKI.
They don’t want to pay taxes, always press any govt. to get privileges, etc, etc, etc.
They are for the rest of the society what Moyano is for the transportation business.
Lets say the Moyanos of the seeds and cows, never is enough for them.
So if they are happy in Uruguay, Bolivia, etc. or whatever fine. If they have a good price may be we will buy some beef from them if we cannot fine better price from Africa. Who knows?
The free market and globalization is like this haha.
About the part of the journalist the sad thing that you didn’t mention it is that the article was supposed to be about Uruguay.
Published in: Economy, Politics, International, Mercosur, Uruguay
http://en.mercopress.com/uruguay
And half of the article was dedicated to Argentina what reveals the real intention of the editorial using Uruguay as a tool to fabricate a pointless comparison which shows the lack of neurons of the writer.
In hope I just covered your expectations mates or else move to Uruguay.
Nico-ldiot, you have surpassed yourself this time señor. Your posts are as silly as that other idiot “I”.
May 20th, 2011 - 10:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0l think that you have a chip on both shoulders.
@ 11 Is it safe to say that 'El Campo“ makes money and the rest don't . Is it jealousy? what up with ” redistribucion de las riquezas?? The government promotes socialism (but not from the top to bottom) , while the TOP polititians make MEGA $$$$, the expectation is that the guy with the money has to share it??? is that what you are referring to?
May 20th, 2011 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@Arti
May 21st, 2011 - 07:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Nope
I’ve never said that and it has noting to do with ideology it is a matter of economic equation.
USA has faced the same dilemma during the 1800.
The south AKA “el campo” the rentist sector of the monopoly of the productive lands wanted to impose to the rest of the country their view of the economy model what of course was only successful to them based on slavery, open market and the leak of any European @ss power market (England ,etc) who where willing to buy cotton, grain, etc.
One American once said during troubling times in Argentina “Argentina is what would be US if the south would won the war”
If I want to dominate you economically I wouldn’t allow you to make things with add value so I will do any what I can to put restrictions to your factories and I will only open with certain restriction the imports of raw materials and commodities. So I would buy certain amount of cotton for example and in exchange you will have to buy from me Sweaters, blankets, etc. Do this model sounds familiar to you?
During 1933 the “CAMPO” lobby push to sign a draconian pact with Britain where Britain imposed conditions like. No taxes to Brits industrial products, a restrictive quota that only allows Argentina to export to Uki if the price was less of their colonies and only processed meat from foreigners meat factories where 80% were Brits and Yanks.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacto_Roca-Runciman
The brits developed the trade with their colonies like Australia, Canada, NZ, etc. and Argentina ended up naked. This is known in economic history as the Policy of import substitution imposed by Britain under the chapter of mercantilism.
Tell me one country in the world that had become developed 100% thanks to el campo????
: )
Isolde 12,
May 21st, 2011 - 11:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0“l think that you have a chip on both shoulders.”
Better, a chip on each shoulder - unless you are making a yoke ;-)
@15 GW, Thank you Geoff, occasionally my command of English idioms slips. My Swedish friend in New Guinea was always telling me“yokes”
May 22nd, 2011 - 09:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0“lszoldy, l have new yoke for you” l miss those days.
But don't you think NicoD raves on a lot? There seems to be no end to the fool.
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