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In a public release Piñera tells president Fernandez MYOB, abstain from comments on Chilean domestic policy
In a formal public release, the Chilean Foreign office demanded that Argentine president Alberto Fernandez avoid making comments about the internal affairs of the country, following Fernandez statements during a television interview that the international community was not so critical of Chile as it is of Venezuela. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesGeeeeeeeeeeeeee....
Dec 26th, 2019 - 01:54 pm - Link - Report abuse -1***“ In a public release Piñera tells president Fernandez to abstain from comments on Chilean domestic policy ”***
Well...
- Youtube is FULL of Piñera commenting on Argentinean domestic policy...
For example...: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F3vk81-20p8
Not to speak about Piñera commenting on Nicaraguan domestic policy...
Not to speak about Piñera commenting on Venezuelan domestic policy...
Not to speak about Piñera commenting on Bolivian domestic policy...
Not to speak about Piñera commenting on Cuban domestic policy...
Hypocrite...!
Think
Dec 26th, 2019 - 03:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Alberto Fernandez began his government in the worst way. In the economy, he promoted exorbitant taxes, unfair freezes, increased public spending, parallel dollars, etc.
In international affairs ha was even worse. Only three Heads of State were present at his assumption: the President of Cuba, the President of Paraguay and the President of Uruguay. Nobody else.
They have left him alone and isolated since the “zero minute”. It is logical, the World already knows Peronism and does not bet an Argentine peso for them.
The Chancellor, Felipe Sola, is a traditional right-wing politician who does not speak English and does not understand the World. Nor does Alberto Fernandez.
Having a bit of prudence in international relations is a very good thing. Mostly when Argentina is a country whose economic and political status “hangs by a thread”. Argentina need the help of many countries and many governments pretty soon....
“the international community was not so critical of Chile as it is of Venezuela.”
Dec 26th, 2019 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Neighbouring countries are not hosting millions of Chilean refugees.
But zero surprise Piñera has criticised Argentina and other countries himself, lol.
@pgerman
Dec 27th, 2019 - 05:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0German's comment is telling and shows the attitude of a certain sector of the Argentina's society.
Our friend believes that if “only three Heads of State” attended Alberto Fernandez' swear-in ceremony, his presidency is in trouble.
This is the sort of submissive, dependent attitude towards developed countries on which some Argentines believe the country's future depends on. This sort of defeatist attitude has significantly damaged the country through the years.
“Argentina need the help of many countries and many governments,” german noted in his posting above.
Fortunately, president Alberto Fernandez' program does not include going hat in hand begging for help from those “many countries.” On the contrary, Fernandez believes in mutually beneficial, bilateral and multilateral relationships based on respect.
When talking economics, pgerman resorts to the falsehoods propagated these days by Macrists and their friendly media:
”(Fernandez) promoted exorbitant taxes, unfair freezes, increased public spending, parallel dollars, etc.“ our new white knight for people's rights proclaims.
In reality, Fernandez has said Argentina will not borrow any more money. Unlike Macri, this president of 16 days will install or re-install higher taxes for those who can pay -- instead of increasing public services costs hitting the poorest. Public spending cannot increase much because now Argentina will live and grow based on its own means instead of borrowing like a drunken sailor as Macri did.
”Parallel dollars.“ Ridiculous, but not as ridiculous as noting that foreign affairs minister Felipe Sola ”does not speak English.”
Estimado Sr. Massot...
Dec 27th, 2019 - 11:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0German's comment is indeed telling and shows his severe “out of syncness” with the Masonic Great Achitect of the Universe he publicly declares to profess allegiance to...
How else could the aberrancy of a such a lost Argie.Masonic soul be explained... when the Alter Ego of the Great Masonic Architect on Earth.., A. K. A. as “The Market” has so positively received the current renewed and better Peronist administration's emergency plan...?
https://www.perfil.com/noticias/economia/los-mercados-reaccionan-bien-al-plan-de-emergencia-de-alberto-fernandez.phtml?rd=1
Enrique, Think
Dec 27th, 2019 - 05:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0While in the asumption of Mauricio Macri lots of Heads of State (France, Italy, Spain, Canada,Brasil, etc) had came to be present and to support him only three came to be there at the moment Alberto Fernandez took office. This is true and you cannot deny it.
I'm sorry if my words bother you, I only described what had happened and part of the independent press in Argentina commented.
Alberto Fernandez began his government with a brutal adjustment towards retirees, the middle class and exporting companies. In addition, he cancellled debt, for about USD 4,500 million, with the reserves that Mauricio Macri “left” him in the BCRA (When CFK left the BCRA literally empty and without reserves). In fact, the new president of the BCRA acknowledged that he had found reserves to cancel almost all of Argentina's debts in 2020.
Alberto Fernandez is trying to be “a good student” (making the needed adjustment) to present himself to the IMF for a new agreement. Obviously, he will not be “cipayo” but will allow him to “sell himself” as a hero. You can read the note about a future IMF-Argentina agreement in this media.
My condition of free-mason is not related to my opinions at all.
Think, you do not understand about these things, so do not be ashamed of what is beyond your intellectual capacity (I remember the last time you wanted to show me that Freemasonry was a religion ... do you remember? ... and you linked a page of the Grand Lodge of England where it was written, explicitly, that “Freemasonry is not a religion”...ha ha ha )
Good luck with the IMF guys !!!
Well...
Dec 27th, 2019 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I certainly DO NOT remember having ever believed or asseverated that them Masons are a Religion..., which they ain't...
(It would be very kind of you if you would care to link us to where i did...)
Anyhow..., what I certainly believe and asseverate is that them Masons are a freaking Sect..., which they are...
Capisce...?
“Anyhow..., what I certainly believe and asseverate is that them Masons are a freaking Sect..., which they are...”
Dec 28th, 2019 - 12:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Then it's part of a religion; not much difference.
EM
You said Brexit was a bad idea, so why do you think Argentina can go it alone? Having a good relationship with other countries is important, even Brazil recognised it by sending the Vice-president to Alberto's inauguration after saying no one would go.
“foreign affairs minister Felipe Sola does not speak English.”
But is he really a traditional right-wing politician?
pgerman, who for the last four years did not say a thing about an administration that left the Argentine economy in shambles, is now presuming to have “only described what had happened.”
Dec 28th, 2019 - 12:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0Far from it, our esteemed scribe has been spreading misleading or outright false, information.
“Alberto Fernandez began his government with a brutal adjustment towards retirees,” Mr. German has proclaimed.
And of course, the above statement is a blatant lie.
President Fernandez had promised to first help those with lower incomes and especially the retirees earning minimum and lower incomes.
First of all, all pensions have been increased by 9 per cent in December as per the formula implemented by the previous government.
In addition to that, he has granted a 5,000 pesos bonus this Friday and another 5,000 pesos bonus in January to those earning the minimum amount of 14,000 pesos. For those earning pensions of more and up to 19,000 pesos, bonuses will be proportionally reduced so that all those retirees get 19,000 pesos as a minimum.
Alberto Fernandez has promised a new pension increase in March as per the previous government's system.
It appears, however, that the government intends to give smaller increases to those at the top of the scale, who earn about 100,000 pesos per month. The intent is to reduce the stark difference with the lower pension incomes, and probably make the total payments possible.
The system that Macri put in place to update pension amounts took into account 70 per cent of the inflation rate and 30 per cent of the average wages increase. However, because the government did all in its power to slow down wages' increases, retirees kept losing the purchase power of their monthly incomes.
Of course, Mr. German was looking the other way at that time.
To be fair, PGerman did say something about Macri's earlier cuts to pensions. Back then he was in favour.
Dec 28th, 2019 - 08:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0https://en.mercopress.com/2017/12/19/second-chapter-of-buenos-aires-battle-over-pension-overhaul-24-hour-general-strike/comments#comment479144
He's consistent in opposing tax rises, though.
DT
Dec 30th, 2019 - 03:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0Good finding!
What a difference two years make.
On his Dec. 19, 2017 posting, PG's hypocrisy is displayed in all its contempt for the less fortunate.
“I am happy to see that the current Argentine government has the guts to start reducing benefits and subsidies even at the cost of losing popularity,” wrote PGerman to the delight of MP keyboard warriors.
“I just hope that Macri has the courage to maintain this direction of government for the next two years,” concluded PG, who has since become the new “retirees' advocate.”
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