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Dollar clamp represents the failure of Argentina’s energy policy, says Lavagna
Former Economy minister Roberto Lavagna said that it will take Argentina “at least three years” to liberate the country from the ‘dollar clamp’ if as of this month it was decided to execute a policy to end restrictions on the purchase of foreign currency. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesHe obviously doesn't 'get' Cristina's ecomonic miracle model.
Dec 10th, 2012 - 06:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0But neither does any other sensible person who can add 2+2 and see it equals 4.
In Cristina's model 2+2 can equal whatever number she needs it to be on that particular day.
“We must have a certain logic” Hmmm!
Dec 10th, 2012 - 10:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Very brave man indeed.
Dec 10th, 2012 - 10:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0I wonder when the death annoucement will appear, 'due to an accident' of course.
Pity TMBOA did not consult him from the start: ahh, I see the weakness in my argument - she only listens to the voices in her head!
Music to ones ears, but what is this “Dollar clamp” according to Argentinas dear leader there is no “Dollar clamp” , dare say he will be payed a visit by the quebracho for re-education.
Dec 10th, 2012 - 11:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0roll on IMF Red Card, Libertad auction, WTO & Holdout ruling
So this is Xmas Argentina.... lets hope its a good one without many tears. :))
@1 I don't believe you. You can't be saying that Cristina's miracle model is wrong! That's blasphemy. Cristina is always right. Hasn't she said so often enough?
Dec 10th, 2012 - 11:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0This is just a “minor” glitch. But it's all the fault of the British. By holding back argieland's legitimate aspirations to own everything!
LOL Cristina Botox will not be happy with him.
Dec 10th, 2012 - 12:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They will never be able to produce enough energy to alleviate the deficit quickly enough to prevent HYPERINFLATION and Depression.
Dec 10th, 2012 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It is just a matter of time
Everything is coming into alignment for a spectacular Crash
I can't wait
Wise words of advice Mrs K would be best to listen to and learn from. Tis only someone like Lavagna (under a new and quite different administration) who will ever get Argentina's economy back on to a level.
Dec 10th, 2012 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As long as as Cristina's friends and the lazy degenerates are happy, the “miraculous” model is working fine. Those complicated number things don't matter.
Dec 10th, 2012 - 01:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If you were measure her bank account, her efforts would be rather successful right?
Besides if something goes wrong...um...Malvinas, Malvinas, something anti-British, blame the IMF, democracy, Evita! Then smile and hope people aren't smart enough to know what's going on.
i thought El Presidentee had said there was no Dollar Clamp?
Dec 10th, 2012 - 03:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Something about thinking monochord blablahblabhlblahblahblah *turned off already* blahblah
???
What dollar clamp? I can still buy US dollars in Argentina if I pay taxes, anyone bought Argentine pesos in USA? Lol I feel the dead man is laughing at the decapitated. Isn't ignorance a blessing in disguise?
Dec 10th, 2012 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well this is a natural consequence of trying to squash the symptom rather than fixing the root cause of a problem - why is so much of the Argie economy settled in dollar rather peso (or sea shells whatever works this week).
Dec 10th, 2012 - 08:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0She means well,good heart under all that slap and she's only got us on number 105 in the perceived cooruption list with a score of 35.Mean while luver boy is 156 with a score of 19,perhaps he can give her some tips on how to improve her corruption ratings before he legs it for more treatment from fiddler and raul down Havana way.Mr Lavagna is a liar trying to destabilise the country,so the story goes.
Dec 11th, 2012 - 05:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 11 Pirat-Hunter
Dec 11th, 2012 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“ I can still buy US dollars in Argentina if I pay taxes, anyone bought Argentine pesos in USA?”
Really?
Why can't anybody else?
- except if they travel abroad, then U$S 30 per day or at 6,40 pesos per dollar in the “blue” market.
Argentines can't buy Euro, British pounds, Chileno pesos, ... either.
The simple reason why you can't buy Argentine pesos in the US is that no US bank will accept them, thus they don't have them in stock.
You seem to forget that we have friends in Argentina who keep us informed about thow things REALLY are.
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