Argentina Mobilizes Against Government, Revolution Awaits

PRAVDA.Ru ^ | Dec, 11 2002 | Hernan Etchaleco

[Jasonconley]

Different social organizations from all over the country call for a national march to Buenos Aires to commemorate the first anniversary of the popular rebellion that toppled former President De la Rua on December 20th 2001. Under the slogan "Everybody out!”, demonstrators will demand the resignation of current national government, bread for the victims of famine, and jobs for the unemployed.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Gimmee Gimmee Gimmee...

[MattinNJ]

Meanwhile Chile just hums along, kicking a$$ and taking names. All thanks to Pinochet (and the CIA when they had the authority to do what had to be done).

[PokeyJoe]

Actually, Argentina needs an FDR type figure to create an Alphebet soup agencies (and a kitchen cabinet) and spend oodles of money on infrastructure jobs (dams, bridges, roads)and that will kick start their economy. Oh, and not forget a social security system.

[chilepepper]

The problem with Argentina is extremely simple: it has a very poorly structured Federal system, where the provinces are relatively independent, but can automatically get TAX MONEY from the Argentine federal government.

This is great for the provinces, the worst of both worlds for the Argentine Federal government of course.

Result, the provincal governors live like kings and build these UNBELIEVABLY WASTEFULL projects and set up these make work programs to featherbed their families and political cronies...

until this changes, Argentina will get worse and worse...

living in Chile, i see the results of this mess and the possibility of a Communist revolution in Argentina is *very* real. so far, however, the Argies have demonstrated a really wonderful attitude of muddling through, so there is hope yet...

[MadelineZapeezda]

Your comments are on target concerning Argentina. Having spent some time there, I can't understand how a country could have outsanding agriculture, self sufficiency in oil, hydroelectric power, uranium deposits, and excellent tourism opportunities and still be so inept. All this in a country that is as big as the portion of the United States from New York to Denver with only 33 million people!

The potential in Argentina is great. It should be at least the equal of Chile.

Maddie's Hubbie

[The Duke]

I'm looking forward to taking a vacation in Argentina this
summer, and in fact hope to open an office there during
the year.

[pkpjamestown]

Feudal system with a weak king?

[Man of the Right]

The Argies routinely live with an economy and social problems worse than 1932 in the States. They deserve better. They're a great people.

If we didn't have to focus on killing the zips, I'd say let's create a hemispheric common market with free trade, a central bank and a hard currency to help Latin America out. Chile's ready for NAFTA, but the American people may not be ready for them.

I keep hoping Latin America has moved beyond mismanagement but the disasters just keep coming repetitively from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and now Venezuela, which is usually quiet.

[GaConfed]

What Argentina needs is a dictator with vision like Pinochet was in Chile.

[GaConfed]

I would rather have free trade agreements with Argentina and Chile any day than Mexico.

[Dane]

Meanwhile Chile just hums along, kicking a$$ and taking names.

Exactly. Latin America could learn a lot from Chile. Pinochet(with the help of the CIA) got rid of Castro crony Allende and look where they are at now(peaceful and proserous).

Of course, the demos and lefties at the CFR, Wash Compost, and New York Times, see Pinochet as the devil.

No matter Chile's drastic transformation.

[Man of the Right]

So would I. They're more developed.