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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5337829" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I live on a pension I earned.&nbsp; I know that&#039;s a foreign concept to liberals.&nbsp; Do you know what the official exchange rate is for the Argentine Peso to the Dollar?&nbsp; Last I looked today it was 128.14 to 1.&nbsp; Do you know how many Pesos I get if I send myself money by Western Union?&nbsp; As of today it was 301.5 to 1.&nbsp; If I send myself $300 I&#039;ll get just over $700 worth of pesos in a country that&#039;s more than 50% cheaper than the U.S.&nbsp; That&#039;s enough to get by fine for more than a month.&nbsp; I know it&#039;s hard to understand but I didn&#039;t come here to start a new life in Argentina, which by the way if you saw all the nice cars everywhere and restaurants, etc would hardly seem like a failed state.&nbsp; I came here to get my finances under control after incurring some debt with a heart attack last March.&nbsp; And when my SS starts I&#039;ll save as much as possible to build a nestegg.&nbsp; Saw an opportunity and am making the most of it.&nbsp; And I paid taxes for decades.&nbsp; Am a little behind now and that&#039;s being taken care of too.&nbsp; Now go canoodle with Bacha.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5337829, member: 24302"] I live on a pension I earned. I know that's a foreign concept to liberals. Do you know what the official exchange rate is for the Argentine Peso to the Dollar? Last I looked today it was 128.14 to 1. Do you know how many Pesos I get if I send myself money by Western Union? As of today it was 301.5 to 1. If I send myself $300 I'll get just over $700 worth of pesos in a country that's more than 50% cheaper than the U.S. That's enough to get by fine for more than a month. I know it's hard to understand but I didn't come here to start a new life in Argentina, which by the way if you saw all the nice cars everywhere and restaurants, etc would hardly seem like a failed state. I came here to get my finances under control after incurring some debt with a heart attack last March. And when my SS starts I'll save as much as possible to build a nestegg. Saw an opportunity and am making the most of it. And I paid taxes for decades. Am a little behind now and that's being taken care of too. Now go canoodle with Bacha. [/QUOTE]

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